Proverbs 29:20

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Seest thou a man that is hasty in his words? There is more hope of a fool than of him.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

חָזִ֗יתָ אִ֭ישׁ אָ֣ץ בִּדְבָרָ֑יו תִּקְוָ֖ה לִכְסִ֣יל מִמֶּֽנּוּ׃

Transliteration

ḥāzîtā ʾîš ʾāṣ bi-dəḇārāyw tiqwāh li-ḵsîl mimmennû

Grammar Details

*ḥāzîtā*: qal perfect, 2nd masculine singular - you have seen
*ʾîš*: noun, masculine singular - man
*ʾāṣ*: qal participle, masculine singular - hasty/rushing
*bi*: preposition - in
*dəḇārāyw*: noun, masculine plural + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his words
*tiqwāh*: noun, feminine singular - hope
*li*: preposition - for/to
*ḵsîl*: adjective/substantive, masculine singular - fool
*mimmennû*: preposition + 3rd masculine singular suffix - than for him

Word Meanings

*ḥāzîtā*: have you seen/do you see
*ʾîš ʾāṣ*: man hasty/one who is hasty/person who rushes
*bi-dəḇārāyw*: in his words/with his words/in his speech
*tiqwāh li-ḵsîl mimmennû*: there is more hope for a fool than for him/a fool has more hope than he does

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

Jas 1:19 : 19 Ye know [this], my beloved brethren. But let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath:
Prov 26:12 : 12 Seest thou a man wise in his own conceit? There is more hope of a fool than of him.
Prov 14:29 : 29 He that is slow to anger is of great understanding; But he that is hasty of spirit exalteth folly.
Prov 21:5 : 5 The thoughts of the diligent [tend] only to plenteousness; But every one that is hasty [hasteth] only to want.
Eccl 5:2 : 2 Be not rash with thy mouth, and let not thy heart be hasty to utter anything before God; for God is in heaven, and thou upon earth: therefore let thy words be few.
Prov 29:11 : 11 A fool uttereth all his anger; But a wise man keepeth it back and stilleth it.

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