Proverbs
Proverbs 6:12–13
12A worthless person, a wicked man,
walks with a perverse mouth,
13winking his eyes, speaking with his feet,
and pointing with his fingers.
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 6:12
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A worthless | בְּ֭לִיַּעַל | bə·lî·ya·‘al | Noun - masculine singular | H1100 worthlessness |
| person | אָדָ֣ם | ’ā·ḏām | Noun - masculine singular construct | H120 man, mankind |
| a wicked | אָ֑וֶן | ’ā·wen | Noun - masculine singular | H205 trouble, sorrow, wickedness |
| man | אִ֣ישׁ | ’îš | Noun - masculine singular construct | H376 man |
| walks | ה֝וֹלֵ֗ךְ | hō·w·lêḵ | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H1980 go, come, walk |
| with a perverse | עִקְּשׁ֥וּת | ‘iq·qə·šūṯ | Noun - feminine singular construct | H6143 crookedness |
| mouth | פֶּֽה׃ | peh | Noun - masculine singular | H6310 mouth |
Proverbs 6:13
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| winking | קֹרֵ֣ץ | qō·rêṣ | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H7169 nip, pinch |
| his eyes | בְּ֭עֵינָו | bə·ʿē·nå̄w | Preposition-b; Noun - cdc; third person masculine singular | H5869 eye |
| speaking | מֹלֵ֣ל | mō·lêl | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H4448 speak, utter, say |
| with his feet | בְּרַגְלָ֑ו | bə·raḡ·lå̄w | Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H7272 foot |
| and pointing | מֹ֝רֶ֗ה | mō·reh | Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular | H3384 throw, shoot |
| with his fingers | בְּאֶצְבְּעֹתָֽיו׃ | bə·’eṣ·bə·‘ō·ṯāw | Preposition-b; Noun - feminine plural construct; third person masculine singular | H676 finger |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Proverbs 6:12 Matthew 12:34 · Proverbs 4:24 · 1 Timothy 5:13 · Proverbs 16:27 · Psalm 59:7 · Psalm 52:2–4 · Titus 1:10–11 · Proverbs 17:4 · Acts 20:30 · Proverbs 8:13
Proverbs 6:13 Psalm 35:19 · Proverbs 10:10 · Job 15:12
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.