Proverbs
Proverbs 26:6
6Like cutting off one’s own feet or drinking violence
is the sending of a message by the hand of a fool.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Like cutting off | מְקַצֶּ֣ה | mə·qaṣ·ṣeh | Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular | H7096 cut off |
| one’s own feet | רַ֭גְלַיִם | raḡ·la·yim | Noun - fd | H7272 foot |
| or drinking | שֹׁתֶ֑ה | šō·ṯeh | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H8354 drink |
| violence | חָמָ֣ס | ḥā·mās | Noun - masculine singular | H2555 violence, wrong |
| is the sending | שֹׁלֵ֖חַ | šō·lê·aḥ | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H7971 send |
| of a message | דְּבָרִ֣ים | də·ḇā·rîm | Noun - masculine plural | H1697 speech, word |
| by the hand | בְּיַד־ | bə·yaḏ- | Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct | H3027 hand |
| of a fool | כְּסִֽיל׃ | kə·sîl | Noun - masculine singular | H3684 stupid fellow, dullard, fool |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Proverbs 25:13 · Proverbs 10:26 · Proverbs 13:17 · Numbers 13:31
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.