Proverbs
Proverbs 12:19–20
19Truthful lips endure forever,
but a lying tongue lasts only a moment.
20Deceit is in the hearts of those who devise evil,
but the counselors of peace have joy.
Word by word
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Proverbs 12:19
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Truthful | אֱ֭מֶת | ’ĕ·meṯ | Noun - feminine singular | H571 firmness, faithfulness, truth |
| lips | שְֽׂפַת־ | śə·p̄aṯ- | Noun - feminine singular construct | H8193 lip, speech, edge |
| endure forever | תִּכּ֣וֹן | tik·kō·wn | Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular | H3559 be firm |
| but a lying | שָֽׁקֶר׃ | šā·qer | Noun - masculine singular | H8267 deception, disappointment, falsehood |
| tongue | לְשׁ֣וֹן | lə·šō·wn | Noun - common singular construct | H3956 tongue |
| only | וְעַד־ | wə·‘aḏ- | Conjunctive waw; Preposition | H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while |
| a moment | אַ֝רְגִּ֗יעָה | ’ar·gî·‘āh | Verb - Hifil - Imperfect Cohortative - first person common singular | H7280 disturb |
Proverbs 12:20
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deceit | מִ֭רְמָה | mir·māh | Noun - feminine singular | H4820 deceit, treachery |
| is in the hearts | בְּלֶב־ | bə·leḇ- | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct | H3820 inner man, mind, will, heart |
| of those who devise | חֹ֣רְשֵׁי | ḥō·rə·šê | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct | H2790 cut in, engrave, plough, devise |
| evil | רָ֑ע | rā‘ | Adjective - masculine singular | H7451 bad, evil |
| but the counselors | וּֽלְיֹעֲצֵ֖י | ū·lə·yō·‘ă·ṣê | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct | H3289 advise, counsel |
| of peace | שָׁל֣וֹם | šā·lō·wm | Noun - masculine singular | H7965 completeness, soundness, welfare, peace |
| have joy | שִׂמְחָֽה׃ | śim·ḥāh | Noun - feminine singular | H8057 joy, gladness, mirth |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Proverbs 12:19 Proverbs 19:9 · Psalm 52:4–5 · Job 20:5 · Zechariah 1:4–6 · Acts 5:3–10 · Matthew 24:35
Proverbs 12:20 Matthew 5:9 · 1 Peter 3:8–13 · Mark 7:21–22 · Zechariah 6:13 · Hebrews 12:14 · Proverbs 12:12 · Jeremiah 17:16 · Proverbs 26:24–26
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.