Proverbs

Proverbs 10:10–11

¹⁰He who winks the eye causes grief,

and foolish lips will come to ruin.^b

¹¹The mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life,

but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.

Footnotes

Word by word

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
He who winks	קֹ֣רֵֽץ	qō·rēṣ	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H7169 nip, pinch
the eye	עַ֭יִן	‘a·yin	Noun - common singular	H5869 eye
causes	יִתֵּ֣ן	yit·tên	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5414 give, put, set
grief	עַצָּ֑בֶת	‘aṣ·ṣā·ḇeṯ	Noun - feminine singular	H6094 hurt, injury, pain
and foolish	וֶאֱוִ֥יל	we·’ĕ·wîl	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct	H191 foolish
lips	שְׂ֝פָתַ֗יִם	śə·p̲ā·t̲a·yim	Noun - fd	H8193 lip, speech, edge
will come to ruin	יִלָּבֵֽט׃	yil·lā·ḇêṭ	Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3832 thrust down, out, or away

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
The mouth	פִּ֣י	pî	Noun - masculine singular construct	H6310 mouth
of the righteous	צַדִּ֑יק	ṣad·dîq	Adjective - masculine singular	H6662 just, righteous
is a fountain	מְק֣וֹר	mə·qō·wr	Noun - masculine singular construct	H4726 spring, fountain
of life	חַ֭יִּים	ḥay·yîm	Noun - masculine plural	H2416 alive, living
but the mouth	וּפִ֥י	ū·p̄î	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct	H6310 mouth
of the wicked	רְ֝שָׁעִ֗ים	rə·šā·‘îm	Adjective - masculine plural	H7563 wicked, criminal
conceals	יְכַסֶּ֥ה	yə·ḵas·seh	Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3680 cover
violence	חָמָֽס׃	ḥā·mās	Noun - masculine singular	H2555 violence, wrong

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Proverbs 10:10 Psalm 35:19 · Proverbs 6:13 · 3 John 1:10 · Proverbs 10:8

Proverbs 10:11 Proverbs 13:14 · Ephesians 4:29 · Proverbs 18:4 · Proverbs 10:20–21 · Proverbs 10:6 · Proverbs 15:7 · Proverbs 16:22–24 · Proverbs 10:32 · Psalm 37:30–31 · James 3:5–8 · Ecclesiastes 10:12–14 · Proverbs 20:15

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.