Proverbs

Proverbs 6:12–14

¹²A worthless person, a wicked man,

walks with a perverse mouth,

¹³winking his eyes, speaking with his feet,

and pointing with his fingers.

¹⁴With deceit in his heart he devises evil;

he continually sows discord.

Word by word

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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

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

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
With deceit	תַּֽהְפֻּכ֨וֹת׀	tah·pu·ḵō·wṯ	Noun - feminine plural	H8419 perversity, fraud
in his heart	בְּלִבּ֗וֹ	bə·lib·bōw	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H3820 inner man, mind, will, heart
he devises	חֹרֵ֣שׁ	ḥō·rêš	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H2790 cut in, engrave, plough, devise
evil	רָ֣ע	rā‘	Adjective - masculine singular	H7451 bad, evil
he continually	בְּכָל־	bə·ḵāl	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
sows	יְשַׁלֵּֽחַ׃	yə·šal·lê·aḥ	Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7971 send
discord	מְדָנִים	mə·ḏå̄·nīm	Noun - masculine plural	H4090 strife, contention

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

Proverbs 6:14 Romans 16:17 · Micah 2:1 · Proverbs 6:18–19 · Hosea 8:7 · Proverbs 2:14 · Psalm 36:4 · Proverbs 26:17–22

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.