Proverbs
Proverbs 10:9–10
9He who walks in integrity walks securely,
but he who perverts his ways will be found out.
10He who winks the eye causes grief,
and foolish lips will come to ruin.b
Footnotes
- b 10:10 Or babbling fools will fall
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.
Proverbs 10:9
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| He who walks | הוֹלֵ֣ךְ | hō·w·lêḵ | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H1980 go, come, walk |
| in integrity | בַּ֭תֹּם | bat·tōm | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H8537 completeness, integrity |
| walks | יֵ֣לֶךְ | yê·leḵ | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H1980 go, come, walk |
| securely | בֶּ֑טַח | be·ṭaḥ | Noun - masculine singular | H983 security |
| but he who perverts | וּמְעַקֵּ֥שׁ | ū·mə·‘aq·qêš | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular | H6140 twist |
| his ways | דְּ֝רָכָ֗יו | də·rā·ḵāw | Noun - common plural construct; third person masculine singular | H1870 way, road, distance, journey, manner |
| will be found out | יִוָּדֵֽעַ׃ | yiw·wā·ḏê·a‘ | Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H3045 know |
Proverbs 10:10
| 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 |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Proverbs 10:9 Proverbs 28:18 · Matthew 10:26 · Psalm 26:11–12 · Isaiah 33:15–16 · 1 Corinthians 4:5 · Luke 12:1–2 · 1 Timothy 5:25 · Psalm 25:21 · Psalm 84:11 · Proverbs 3:23 · Proverbs 17:20 · Psalm 23:4
Proverbs 10:10 Psalm 35:19 · Proverbs 6:13 · 3 John 1:10 · Proverbs 10:8
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.