22 {
"verseID": "Proverbs.16.22",
"source": "מְק֣וֹר חַ֭יִּים שֵׂ֣כֶל בְּעָלָ֑יו וּמוּסַ֖ר אֱוִלִ֣ים אִוֶּֽלֶת׃",
"text": "*mᵉqôr* *ḥayyîm* *śēkel* to-*bᵉʿālāyw* and-*mûsar* *ʾĕwîlîm* *ʾiwwelet*",
"grammar": {
"*mᵉqôr*": "noun, masculine, singular construct - fountain/spring of",
"*ḥayyîm*": "noun, masculine, plural - life",
"*śēkel*": "noun, masculine, singular - insight/prudence/understanding",
"*bᵉʿālāyw*": "noun, masculine, plural with 3rd masculine singular suffix - its possessors/its owners",
"*wᵉ*": "conjunction - and",
"*mûsar*": "noun, masculine, singular construct - discipline/correction/instruction of",
"*ʾĕwîlîm*": "noun, masculine, plural - fools",
"*ʾiwwelet*": "noun, feminine, singular - folly/foolishness"
},
"variants": {
"*mᵉqôr ḥayyîm*": "fountain of life/source of life/wellspring of life",
"*śēkel*": "insight/prudence/good sense/understanding",
"*mûsar ʾĕwîlîm*": "discipline of fools/instruction of fools"
}
}
23 {
"verseID": "Proverbs.16.23",
"source": "לֵ֣ב חָ֭כָם יַשְׂכִּ֣יל פִּ֑יהוּ וְעַל־שְׂ֝פָתָ֗יו יֹסִ֥יף לֶֽקַח׃",
"text": "*lēḇ* *ḥākām* *yaśkîl* *pîhû* and-on-*śᵉpātāyw* *yōsîp* *leqaḥ*",
"grammar": {
"*lēḇ*": "noun, masculine, singular construct - heart of",
"*ḥākām*": "adjective, masculine, singular - wise person",
"*yaśkîl*": "verb, Hiphil imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - makes wise/gives insight to",
"*pîhû*": "noun, masculine, singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his mouth",
"*wᵉ*": "conjunction - and",
"*ʿal*": "preposition - on/upon",
"*śᵉpātāyw*": "noun, feminine, dual with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his lips",
"*yōsîp*": "verb, Hiphil imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - increases/adds",
"*leqaḥ*": "noun, masculine, singular - learning/teaching/persuasiveness"
},
"variants": {
"*yaśkîl*": "makes wise/gives insight to/teaches",
"*leqaḥ*": "learning/teaching/persuasiveness/compelling speech"
}
}
24 {
"verseID": "Proverbs.16.24",
"source": "צוּף־דְּ֭בַשׁ אִמְרֵי־נֹ֑עַם מָת֥וֹק לַ֝נֶּפֶשׁ וּמַרְפֵּ֥א לָעָֽצֶם׃",
"text": "*ṣûp*-*dᵉḇaš* *ʾimrê*-*nōʿam* *mātôq* to-*neppeš* and-*marpēʾ* to-*ʿāṣem*",
"grammar": {
"*ṣûp*": "noun, masculine, singular construct - honeycomb of",
"*dᵉḇaš*": "noun, masculine, singular - honey",
"*ʾimrê*": "noun, masculine, plural construct - words of",
"*nōʿam*": "noun, masculine, singular - pleasantness/sweetness",
"*mātôq*": "adjective, masculine, singular - sweet",
"*lᵉ*": "preposition - to",
"*neppeš*": "noun, feminine, singular - soul",
"*wᵉ*": "conjunction - and",
"*marpēʾ*": "noun, masculine, singular - healing/health",
"*lᵉ*": "preposition - to",
"*ʿāṣem*": "noun, feminine, singular - bone"
},
"variants": {
"*ṣûp-dᵉḇaš*": "honeycomb of honey/dripping honey",
"*ʾimrê-nōʿam*": "words of pleasantness/sweet words/pleasant speech",
"*marpēʾ*": "healing/health/medicine"
}
}