Proverbs
Proverbs 13:2–3
2From the fruit of his lips a man enjoys good things,
but the desire of the faithless is violence.
3He who guards his mouth protects his life,
but the one who opens his lips invites his own 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.
Proverbs 13:2
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From the fruit | מִפְּרִ֣י | mip·pə·rî | Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct | H6529 fruit |
| of his lips | פִי־ | p̄î- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H6310 mouth |
| a man | אִ֭ישׁ | ’îš | Noun - masculine singular | H376 man |
| enjoys | יֹ֣אכַל | yō·ḵal | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H398 eat |
| good things | ט֑וֹב | ṭō·wḇ | Noun - masculine singular | H2896 pleasant, agreeable, good |
| but the desire | וְנֶ֖פֶשׁ | wə·ne·p̄eš | Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular construct | H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion |
| of the faithless | בֹּגְדִ֣ים | bō·ḡə·ḏîm | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural | H898 act or deal treacherously |
| is violence | חָמָֽס׃ | ḥā·mās | Noun - masculine singular | H2555 violence, wrong |
Proverbs 13:3
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| He who guards | נֹצֵ֣ר | nō·ṣêr | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H5341 watch, guard, keep |
| his mouth | פִּ֭יו | pîw | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H6310 mouth |
| protects | שֹׁמֵ֣ר | šō·mêr | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H8104 keep, watch, preserve |
| his life | נַפְשׁ֑וֹ | nap̄·šōw | Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion |
| the one who opens | פֹּשֵׂ֥ק | pō·śêq | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H6589 part, open wide |
| his lips | שְׂ֝פָתָ֗יו | śə·p̲ā·t̲āyw | Noun - feminine dual construct; third person masculine singular | H8193 lip, speech, edge |
| invites his own ruin | מְחִתָּה־ | mə·ḥit·tāh- | Noun - feminine singular | H4288 terror, destruction, ruin |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Proverbs 13:2 Proverbs 12:14 · Proverbs 18:20 · Proverbs 10:11 · Psalm 140:11 · Proverbs 1:31 · Proverbs 4:17 · Habakkuk 2:17 · Psalm 75:8 · Proverbs 1:11–13 · Habakkuk 2:8
Proverbs 13:3 Proverbs 21:23 · Proverbs 18:21 · Proverbs 18:7 · James 3:2–12 · Psalm 39:1 · Matthew 12:36–37 · Proverbs 10:19 · James 1:26 · Proverbs 20:19 · Proverbs 12:13
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.