Proverbs
Proverbs 21:6–7
6Making a fortune by a lying tongue
is a vanishing mist, a deadly pursuit.
7The violence of the wicked will sweep them away
because they refuse to do what is just.
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 21:6
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Making | פֹּ֣עַל | pō·‘al | Noun - masculine singular construct | H6467 doing, deed, work |
| a fortune | א֭וֹצָרוֹת | ’ō·w·ṣā·rō·wṯ | Noun - masculine plural | H214 treasure, store, treasury, storehouse |
| by a lying | שָׁ֑קֶר | šā·qer | Noun - masculine singular | H8267 deception, disappointment, falsehood |
| tongue | בִּלְשׁ֣וֹן | bil·šō·wn | Preposition-b; Noun - common singular construct | H3956 tongue |
| is a vanishing | נִ֝דָּ֗ף | nid·dāp̄ | Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singular | H5086 drive, drive asunder |
| mist | הֶ֥בֶל | he·ḇel | Noun - masculine singular | H1892 vapour, breath |
| a deadly | מָֽוֶת׃ | mā·weṯ | Noun - masculine singular | H4194 death |
| pursuit | מְבַקְשֵׁי־ | mə·ḇaq·šê- | Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine plural construct | H1245 seek |
Proverbs 21:7
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The violence | שֹׁד־ | šōḏ- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H7701 violence, havoc, devastation, ruin |
| of the wicked | רְשָׁעִ֥ים | rə·šā·‘îm | Adjective - masculine plural | H7563 wicked, criminal |
| will sweep them away | יְגוֹרֵ֑ם | yə·ḡō·w·rêm | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine plural | H1641 drag, drag away |
| because | כִּ֥י | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| they refuse | מֵ֝אֲנ֗וּ | mê·’ă·nū | Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person common plural | H3985 refuse |
| to do | לַעֲשׂ֥וֹת | la·‘ă·śō·wṯ | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H6213 do, make |
| what is just | מִשְׁפָּֽט׃ | miš·pāṭ | Noun - masculine singular | H4941 judgment |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Proverbs 21:6 Proverbs 13:11 · Proverbs 10:2 · Jeremiah 17:11 · Proverbs 20:21 · Proverbs 8:36 · 1 Timothy 6:9–10 · 2 Peter 2:3 · Proverbs 30:8 · Proverbs 22:8 · Proverbs 20:14
Proverbs 21:7 Proverbs 21:21 · Psalm 7:16 · Proverbs 22:22–23 · Ephesians 5:6 · Micah 3:9–12 · Zechariah 5:3–4
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.