Proverbs

Proverbs 10:21

²¹The lips of the righteous feed many,

but fools die for lack of judgment.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
The lips	שִׂפְתֵ֣י	śip̄·ṯê	Noun - feminine dual construct	H8193 lip, speech, edge
of the righteous	צַ֭דִּיק	ṣad·dîq	Adjective - masculine singular	H6662 just, righteous
feed	יִרְע֣וּ	yir·‘ū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H7462 pasture, tend, graze
many	רַבִּ֑ים	rab·bîm	Adjective - masculine plural	H7227 much, many, great
but fools	וֶֽ֝אֱוִילִ֗ים	we·’ĕ·wî·lîm	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural	H191 foolish
die	יָמֽוּתוּ׃	yā·mū·ṯū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H4191 die
for lack	בַּחֲסַר־	ba·ḥă·sar-	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H2638 needy, lacking, in want of
of judgment	לֵ֥ב	lêḇ	Noun - masculine singular	H3820 inner man, mind, will, heart

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.