Proverbs
Proverbs 10:8
8A wise heart will receive commandments,
but foolish lips will come to ruin.
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A wise | חֲכַם־ | ḥă·ḵam- | Adjective - masculine singular construct | H2450 wise |
| heart | לֵ֭ב | lêḇ | Noun - masculine singular | H3820 inner man, mind, will, heart |
| will receive | יִקַּ֣ח | yiq·qaḥ | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H3947 take |
| commandments | מִצְוֺ֑ת | miṣ·wōṯ | Noun - feminine plural | H4687 commandment |
| but 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 |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Matthew 7:24–25 · James 3:13 · Proverbs 12:1 · Psalm 119:34 · Proverbs 9:9 · Proverbs 13:3 · Ecclesiastes 10:12 · Proverbs 18:6–7 · Proverbs 1:5
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.