Proverbs

Proverbs 10:13–14

¹³Wisdom is found on the lips of the discerning,

but a rod is for the back of him who lacks judgment.

¹⁴The wise store up knowledge,

but the mouth of the fool invites destruction.

Word by word

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Wisdom	חָכְמָ֑ה	ḥāḵ·māh	Noun - feminine singular	H2451 wisdom
is found	תִּמָּצֵ֣א	tim·mā·ṣê	Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular	H4672 attain to, find
on the lips	בְּשִׂפְתֵ֣י	bə·śip̄·ṯê	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine dual construct	H8193 lip, speech, edge
of the discerning	נָ֭בוֹן	nā·ḇō·wn	Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singular	H995 discern
but a rod	וְ֝שֵׁ֗בֶט	wə·šê·ḇeṭ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H7626 rod, staff, club, sceptre
is for the back	לְגֵ֣ו	lə·ḡêw	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct	H1460 back
of him who lacks	חֲסַר־	ḥă·sar-	Adjective - masculine singular construct	H2638 needy, lacking, in want of
judgment	לֵֽב׃	lêḇ	Noun - masculine singular	H3820 inner man, mind, will, heart

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
The wise	חֲכָמִ֥ים	ḥă·ḵā·mîm	Adjective - masculine plural	H2450 wise
store up	יִצְפְּנוּ־	yiṣ·pə·nū-	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H6845 hide, treasure up
knowledge	דָ֑עַת	ḏā·‘aṯ	Noun - feminine singular	H1847 knowledge
but the mouth	וּפִֽי־	ū·p̄î-	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct	H6310 mouth
of the fool	אֱ֝וִיל	’ĕ·wîl	Noun - masculine singular	H191 foolish
invites	קְרֹבָֽה׃	qə·rō·ḇāh	Adjective - feminine singular	H7138 near
destruction	מְחִתָּ֥ה	mə·ḥit·tāh	Noun - feminine singular	H4288 terror, destruction, ruin

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

Proverbs 10:13 Proverbs 26:3 · Proverbs 6:32 · Isaiah 50:4 · Proverbs 19:29 · Proverbs 27:22 · Proverbs 20:15 · Proverbs 17:10 · Proverbs 10:31 · Proverbs 15:23 · Proverbs 10:10–11 · Proverbs 10:21 · Psalm 32:9

Proverbs 10:14 Proverbs 10:8 · Proverbs 18:7 · Proverbs 13:3 · Proverbs 9:9 · Proverbs 10:10

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.