Proverbs 10:11

American Standard Version (1901)

The mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life; But violence covereth the mouth of the wicked.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

מְק֣וֹר חַ֭יִּים פִּ֣י צַדִּ֑יק וּפִ֥י רְ֝שָׁעִ֗ים יְכַסֶּ֥ה חָמָֽס׃

Transliteration

məqôr ḥayyîm pî ṣaddîq û-pî rəšāʿîm yəkasseh ḥāmās

Grammar Details

• *məqôr*: masculine singular construct - fountain/source of
• *ḥayyîm*: masculine plural noun - life
• *pî*: masculine singular construct - mouth of
• *ṣaddîq*: masculine singular adjective - righteous
• *û-pî*: conjunction + masculine singular construct - and mouth of
• *rəšāʿîm*: masculine plural adjective - wicked ones
• *yəkasseh*: Piel imperfect 3rd person masculine singular - covers/conceals
• *ḥāmās*: masculine singular noun - violence

Word Meanings

• *məqôr*: fountain/source/spring
• *ḥayyîm*: life/living/existence
• *pî*: mouth/speech/command
• *ṣaddîq*: righteous/just/lawful
• *rəšāʿîm*: wicked ones/evil people/wrongdoers
• *yəkasseh*: covers/conceals/hides
• *ḥāmās*: violence/wrong/cruelty/injustice

Referenced Verses

• Prov 10:6 : 6 Blessings are upon the head of the righteous; But violence covereth the mouth of the wicked.
• Prov 13:14 : 14 The law of the wise is a fountain of life, That one may depart from the snares of death.
• Prov 18:4 : 4 The words of a man's mouth are [as] deep waters; The wellspring of wisdom is [as] a flowing brook.
• Prov 20:15 : 15 There is gold, and abundance of rubies; But the lips of knowledge are a precious jewel.
• Eccl 10:12-14 : 12 The words of a wise man's mouth are gracious; but the lips of a fool will swallow up himself. 13 The beginning of the words of his mouth is foolishness; and the end of his talk is mischievous madness. 14 A fool also multiplieth words: [yet] man knoweth not what shall be; and that which shall be after him, who can tell him?
• Matt 12:34-37 : 34 Ye offspring of vipers, how can ye, being evil, speak good things? for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh. 35 The good man out of his good treasure bringeth forth good things: and the evil man out of his evil treasure bringeth forth evil things. 36 And I say unto you, that every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment. 37 For by thy words thou shalt be justified, and by thy words thou shalt be condemned.
• Eph 4:29 : 29 Let no corrupt speech proceed out of your mouth, but such as is good for edifying as the need may be, that it may give grace to them that hear.
• Prov 10:20-21 : 20 The tongue of the righteous is [as] choice silver: The heart of the wicked is little worth. 21 The lips of the righteous feed many; But the foolish die for lack of understanding.
• Prov 10:32 : 32 The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable; But the mouth of the wicked [speaketh] perverseness.
• Ps 37:30-31 : 30 The mouth of the righteous talketh of wisdom, And his tongue speaketh justice. 31 The law of his God is in his heart; None of his steps shall slide.
• Ps 107:42 : 42 The upright shall see it, and be glad; And all iniquity shall stop her mouth.
• Prov 15:7 : 7 The lips of the wise disperse knowledge; But the heart of the foolish [doeth] not so.
• Prov 16:22-24 : 22 Understanding is a well-spring of life unto him that hath it; But the correction of fools is [their] folly. 23 The heart of the wise instructeth his mouth, And addeth learning to his lips. 24 Pleasant words are [as] a honeycomb, Sweet to the soul, and health to the bones.
• Jas 3:5-8 : 5 So the tongue also is a little member, and boasteth great things. Behold, how much wood is kindled by how small a fire! 6 And the tongue is a fire: the world of iniquity among our members is the tongue, which defileth the whole body, and setteth on fire the wheel of nature, and is set on fire by hell. 7 For every kind of beasts and birds, of creeping things and things in the sea, is tamed, and hath been tamed by mankind. 8 But the tongue can no man tame; [it is] a restless evil, [it is] full of deadly poison.