Proverbs
Proverbs 16:27–28
27A worthless man digs up evil,
and his speechb is like a scorching fire.
28A perverse man spreads dissension,
and a gossip divides close friends.
Footnotes
- b 16:27 Or and what is on his lips
Word by word
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Proverbs 16:27
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A worthless | בְּ֭לִיַּעַל | bə·lî·ya·‘al | Noun - masculine singular | H1100 worthlessness |
| man | אִ֣ישׁ | ’îš | Noun - masculine singular construct | H376 man |
| digs up | כֹּרֶ֣ה | kō·reh | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H3738 dig |
| evil | רָעָ֑ה | rā·‘āh | Adjective - feminine singular | H7451 bad, evil |
| and his speech | שְׂפָתָיו | śə·p̄å̄·ṯå̄w | Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H8193 lip, speech, edge |
| is like a scorching | צָרָֽבֶת׃ | ṣā·rā·ḇeṯ | Adjective - feminine singular | H6867 scab, scar |
| fire | כְּאֵ֣שׁ | kə·’êš | Preposition-k; Noun - common singular | H784 fire |
Proverbs 16:28
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A perverse | תַּ֭הְפֻּכוֹת | tah·pu·ḵō·wṯ | Noun - feminine plural | H8419 perversity, fraud |
| man | אִ֣ישׁ | ’îš | Noun - masculine singular construct | H376 man |
| spreads | יְשַׁלַּ֣ח | yə·šal·laḥ | Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H7971 send |
| dissension | מָד֑וֹן | mā·ḏō·wn | Noun - masculine singular | H4066 strife, contention |
| and a gossip | וְ֝נִרְגָּ֗ן | wə·nir·gå̄n | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singular | H7279 murmur, whisper |
| divides | מַפְרִ֥יד | map̄·rîḏ | Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular | H6504 divide |
| close friends | אַלּֽוּף׃ | ’al·lūp̄ | Noun - masculine singular | H441 tame |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Proverbs 16:27 James 3:6 · Proverbs 6:14 · Psalm 17:14–15 · Psalm 52:2–4 · Psalm 57:4 · Isaiah 5:18 · Proverbs 6:12 · 1 Samuel 25:17
Proverbs 16:28 Proverbs 17:9 · Romans 1:29 · James 3:14–16 · Proverbs 18:8 · Proverbs 6:14 · Proverbs 15:18 · Genesis 3:1–13 · Proverbs 6:19 · 1 Timothy 6:3–5
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.