Psalms 37:30

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

The mouth of the righteous talketh of wisdom, And his tongue speaketh justice.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

פִּֽי־צַ֭דִּיק יֶהְגֶּ֣ה חָכְמָ֑ה וּ֝לְשׁוֹנ֗וֹ תְּדַבֵּ֥ר מִשְׁפָּֽט׃

Transliteration

Pî-ṣaddîq yehgeh ḥokmâ, and his ləšônô tədabbēr mišpāṭ.

Grammar Details

• *pî*: masculine singular construct - mouth of
• *ṣaddîq*: masculine singular adjective/noun - righteous person
• *yehgeh*: Qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - it utters/meditates
• *ḥokmâ*: feminine singular noun - wisdom
• *ləšônô*: feminine singular noun + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his tongue
• *tədabbēr*: Piel imperfect, 3rd person feminine singular - it speaks
• *mišpāṭ*: masculine singular noun - justice/judgment

Word Meanings

• *pî-ṣaddîq yehgeh ḥokmâ*: mouth of the righteous utters wisdom/righteous person speaks wisdom
• *yehgeh*: utters/meditates on/mutters
• *tədabbēr mišpāṭ*: speaks justice/utters what is right/talks of judgment

Referenced Verses

• Prov 25:11-13 : 11 A word fitly spoken Is [like] apples of gold in network of silver. 12 [ As] an ear-ring of gold, and an ornament of fine gold, [So is] a wise reprover upon an obedient ear. 13 As the cold of snow in the time of harvest, [So is] a faithful messenger to them that send him; For he refresheth the soul of his masters.
• Ps 71:15 : 15 My mouth shall tell of thy righteousness, [And] of thy salvation all the day; For I know not the numbers [thereof].
• Ps 71:24 : 24 My tongue also shall talk of thy righteousness all the day long; For they are put to shame, for they are confounded, that seek my hurt.
• Prov 10:21 : 21 The lips of the righteous feed many; But the foolish die for lack of understanding.
• Prov 10:31 : 31 The mouth of the righteous bringeth forth wisdom; But the perverse tongue shall be cut off.
• Prov 15:7 : 7 The lips of the wise disperse knowledge; But the heart of the foolish [doeth] not so.
• Prov 27:9 : 9 Oil and perfume rejoice the heart; So doth the sweetness of a man's friend [that cometh] of hearty counsel.
• Matt 12:35 : 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.
• Eph 4:29 : 29 Let {G3956} 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.
• Col 4:6 : 6 Let your speech be always with grace, seasoned with salt, that ye may know how ye ought to answer each one.
• Deut 6:7-9 : 7 and thou shalt teach them diligently unto thy children, and shalt talk of them when thou sittest in thy house, and when thou walkest by the way, and when thou liest down, and when thou risest up. 8 And thou shalt bind them for a sign upon thy hand, and they shall be for frontlets between thine eyes. 9 And thou shalt write them upon the door-posts of thy house, and upon thy gates.