Proverbs

Proverbs 15:2–4

²The tongue of the wise commends knowledge,

but the mouth of the fool spouts folly.

³The eyes of the LORD are in every place,

observing the evil and the good.

⁴A soothing tongue is a tree of life,

but a perverse tongue crushes the spirit.

Word by word

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
The tongue	לְשׁ֣וֹן	lə·šō·wn	Noun - common singular construct	H3956 tongue
of the wise	חֲ֭כָמִים	ḥă·ḵā·mîm	Adjective - masculine plural	H2450 wise
commends	תֵּיטִ֣יב	tê·ṭîḇ	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person feminine singular	H3190 be good, well, glad, pleasing
knowledge	דָּ֑עַת	dā·‘aṯ	Noun - feminine singular	H1847 knowledge
but the mouth	וּפִ֥י	ū·p̄î	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct	H6310 mouth
of the fool	כְ֝סִילִ֗ים	ḵə·sî·lîm	Noun - masculine plural	H3684 stupid fellow, dullard, fool
spouts	יַבִּ֥יעַ	yab·bî·a‘	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5042 flow, spring, bubble up
folly	אִוֶּֽלֶת׃	’iw·we·leṯ	Noun - feminine singular	H200 folly

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
The eyes	עֵינֵ֣י	‘ê·nê	Noun - cdc	H5869 eye
of the LORD	יְהוָ֑ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
are in every	בְּֽכָל־	bə·ḵāl	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
place	מָ֭קוֹם	mā·qō·wm	Noun - masculine singular	H4725 standing, spot, condition
observing	צֹ֝פ֗וֹת	ṣō·p̄ō·wṯ	Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine plural	H6822 look out or about, spy, keep watch
the evil	רָעִ֥ים	rā·‘îm	Adjective - masculine plural	H7451 bad, evil
and the good	וטוֹבִֽים׃	w·ṭō·ḇīm	Conjunctive waw; Adjective - masculine plural	H2896 pleasant, agreeable, good

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
A soothing	מַרְפֵּ֣א	mar·pê	Noun - masculine singular construct	H4832 healing, cure, health
tongue	לָ֭שׁוֹן	lā·šō·wn	Noun - common singular	H3956 tongue
is a tree	עֵ֣ץ	‘êṣ	Noun - masculine singular construct	H6086 tree, trees, wood
of life	חַיִּ֑ים	ḥay·yîm	Noun - masculine plural	H2416 alive, living
but a perverse	וְסֶ֥לֶף	wə·se·lep̄	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H5558 crookedness, crooked dealing
crushes	שֶׁ֣בֶר	še·ḇer	Noun - masculine singular	H7667 breaking, fracture, crushing, breach, crash
the spirit	בְּרֽוּחַ׃	bə·rū·aḥ	Preposition-b; Noun - common singular	H7307 breath, wind, spirit

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Proverbs 15:2 Proverbs 12:23 · Proverbs 15:28 · Proverbs 13:16 · Ecclesiastes 10:12–13 · Psalm 45:1

Proverbs 15:3 Hebrews 4:13 · Jeremiah 16:17 · Jeremiah 23:24 · 2 Chronicles 16:9 · Proverbs 5:21 · Job 34:21–22 · Job 31:4 · Jeremiah 32:19

Proverbs 15:4 Proverbs 16:24 · Proverbs 12:18 · Proverbs 18:8 · Malachi 4:2 · Proverbs 3:18 · Proverbs 18:14 · Revelation 2:7 · Proverbs 26:22 · Psalm 52:2–4 · Psalm 109:22 · 1 Timothy 6:3 · Genesis 3:22–24

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.