Proverbs 10:8

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

The wise in heart will receive commandments; But a prating fool shall fall.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

חֲכַם־לֵ֭ב יִקַּ֣ח מִצְוֺ֑ת וֶאֱוִ֥יל שְׂ֝פָתַ֗יִם יִלָּבֵֽט׃

Transliteration

ḥăkam-lēb yiqqaḥ miṣwōt we-ʾĕwîl śəpātayim yillābēṭ

Grammar Details

*ḥăkam*: adjective masculine singular construct - wise of
*lēb*: masculine singular noun - heart
*yiqqaḥ*: Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular - takes/receives
*miṣwōt*: feminine plural noun - commandments
*we-ʾĕwîl*: conjunction + masculine singular adjective - and foolish
*śəpātayim*: feminine dual noun - lips/speech
*yillābēṭ*: Niphal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular - is overthrown/stumbles

Word Meanings

*ḥăkam*: wise/skillful/experienced
*lēb*: heart/mind/inner person
*yiqqaḥ*: takes/receives/accepts
*miṣwōt*: commandments/precepts/ordinances
*ʾĕwîl*: foolish/silly/senseless
*śəpātayim*: lips/speech/talk
*yillābēṭ*: is overthrown/stumbles/falls/comes to ruin

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

Prov 12:1 : 1 Whoso loveth correction loveth knowledge; But he that hateth reproof is brutish.
Matt 7:24-25 : 24 Every one therefore that heareth these words of mine, and doeth them, shall be likened unto a wise man, who built his house upon the rock: 25 and the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and if fell not: for it was founded upon the rock.
Jas 3:13 : 13 Who is wise and understanding among you? let him show by his good life his works in meekness of wisdom.
Prov 12:13 : 13 In the transgression of the lips is a snare to the evil man; But the righteous shall come out of trouble.
Prov 13:3 : 3 He that guardeth his mouth keepeth his life; [But] he that openeth wide his lips shall have destruction.
Prov 14:8 : 8 The wisdom of the prudent is to understand his way; But the folly of fools is deceit.
Prov 14:23 : 23 In all labor there is profit; But the talk of the lips [tendeth] only to penury.
Prov 18:6-7 : 6 A fool's lips enter into contention, And his mouth calleth for stripes. 7 A fool's mouth is his destruction, And his lips are the snare of his soul.
Ps 119:34 : 34 Give me understanding, and I shall keep thy law; Yea, I shall observe it with my whole heart.
Prov 1:5 : 5 That the wise man may hear, and increase in learning; And that the man of understanding may attain unto sound counsels:
Prov 9:9 : 9 Give [instruction] to a wise man, and he will be yet wiser: Teach a righteous man, and he will increase in learning.
Prov 10:10 : 10 He that winketh with the eye causeth sorrow; But a prating fool shall fall.
Eccl 10:12 : 12 The words of a wise man's mouth are gracious; but the lips of a fool will swallow up himself.

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