18 {
"verseID": "Proverbs.12.18",
"source": "יֵ֣שׁ בּ֖[d]וֹטֶה כְּמַדְקְר֣וֹת חָ֑רֶב וּלְשׁ֖וֹן חֲכָמִ֣ים מַרְפֵּֽא׃",
"text": "*yēš* *bôṭeh* *kəmaḏqərôṯ* *ḥāreḇ* *ûləšôn* *ḥăḵāmîm* *marpēʾ*",
"grammar": {
"*yēš*": "particle of existence - there is",
"*bôṭeh*": "verb, qal participle, masculine singular - babbling/speaking rashly",
"*kəmaḏqərôṯ*": "preposition + noun, feminine plural construct - like piercings of",
"*ḥāreḇ*": "noun, feminine singular - sword",
"*ûləšôn*": "conjunction + noun, feminine singular construct - and tongue of",
"*ḥăḵāmîm*": "adjective, masculine plural - wise ones",
"*marpēʾ*": "noun, masculine singular - healing"
},
"variants": {
"*bôṭeh*": "babbling/speaking rashly/chattering/thoughtless speech",
"*maḏqərôṯ*": "piercings/stabbings/thrusts",
"*ḥereḇ*": "sword/knife",
"*lāšôn*": "tongue/speech/language",
"*ḥăḵāmîm*": "wise ones/wise people",
"*marpēʾ*": "healing/health/remedy"
}
}
19 {
"verseID": "Proverbs.12.19",
"source": "שְֽׂפַת־אֱ֭מֶת תִּכּ֣וֹן לָעַ֑ד וְעַד־אַ֝רְגִּ֗יעָה לְשׁ֣וֹן שָֽׁקֶר׃",
"text": "*śəp̄aṯ*-*ʾĕmeṯ* *tikkôn* *lāʿaḏ* *wəʿaḏ*-*ʾargîʿāh* *ləšôn* *šāqer*",
"grammar": {
"*śəp̄aṯ*": "noun, feminine singular construct - lip of",
"*ʾĕmeṯ*": "noun, feminine singular - truth",
"*tikkôn*": "verb, niphal imperfect, 3rd feminine singular - will be established",
"*lāʿaḏ*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular - forever",
"*wəʿaḏ*": "conjunction + preposition - and until",
"*ʾargîʿāh*": "verb, hiphil imperfect, 1st person singular - I will calm/moment",
"*ləšôn*": "noun, feminine singular construct - tongue of",
"*šāqer*": "noun, masculine singular - falsehood/lie"
},
"variants": {
"*śāp̄āh*": "lip/speech/language",
"*ʾĕmeṯ*": "truth/faithfulness",
"*tikkôn*": "will be established/will endure/will stand firm",
"*ʿaḏ*": "forever/perpetuity/eternity",
"*ʾargîʿāh*": "I will calm/moment/for a moment/while I wink",
"*lāšôn*": "tongue/speech/language",
"*šeqer*": "falsehood/lie/deception"
}
}
20 {
"verseID": "Proverbs.12.20",
"source": "מִ֭רְמָה בְּלֶב־חֹ֣רְשֵׁי רָ֑ע וּֽלְיֹעֲצֵ֖י שָׁל֣וֹם שִׂמְחָֽה׃",
"text": "*mirmāh* *bəleḇ*-*ḥōrəšê* *rāʿ* *ûləyōʿăṣê* *šālôm* *śimḥāh*",
"grammar": {
"*mirmāh*": "noun, feminine singular - deceit",
"*bəleḇ*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular construct - in heart of",
"*ḥōrəšê*": "verb, qal participle, masculine plural construct - those who devise",
"*rāʿ*": "adjective, masculine singular - evil",
"*ûləyōʿăṣê*": "conjunction + preposition + verb, qal participle, masculine plural construct - and to counselors of",
"*šālôm*": "noun, masculine singular - peace",
"*śimḥāh*": "noun, feminine singular - joy"
},
"variants": {
"*mirmāh*": "deceit/treachery/fraud",
"*lēḇ*": "heart/mind/inner being",
"*ḥōrəšê*": "those who devise/plan/plot",
"*rāʿ*": "evil/harm/wickedness",
"*yōʿăṣê*": "counselors/advisers",
"*šālôm*": "peace/well-being/wholeness",
"*śimḥāh*": "joy/gladness/rejoicing"
}
}