Proverbs

Proverbs 29:20

²⁰Do you see a man who speaks in haste?

There is more hope for a fool than for him.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Do you see	חָזִ֗יתָ	ḥā·zî·ṯā	Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular	H2372 see, behold
a man	אִ֭ישׁ	’îš	Noun - masculine singular	H376 man
who speaks	בִּדְבָרָ֑יו	biḏ·ḇā·rāw	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H1697 speech, word
in haste	אָ֣ץ	’āṣ	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H213 press, be pressed, make haste
There is more hope	תִּקְוָ֖ה	tiq·wāh	Noun - feminine singular	H8615 cord
for a fool	לִכְסִ֣יל	liḵ·sîl	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular	H3684 stupid fellow, dullard, fool
than for him	מִמֶּֽנּוּ׃	mim·men·nū	Preposition; third person masculine singular	H4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.