17{
"verseID": "Proverbs.12.17",
"source": "יָפִ֣יחַ אֱ֭מוּנָה יַגִּ֣יד צֶ֑דֶק וְעֵ֖ד שְׁקָרִ֣ים מִרְמָֽה׃",
"text": "*yāp̄îaḥ* *ʾĕmûnāh* *yaggîḏ* *ṣeḏeq* *wəʿēḏ* *šəqārîm* *mirmāh*",
"grammar": {
"*yāp̄îaḥ*": "verb, hiphil participle, masculine singular construct - one who utters/breathes out",
"*ʾĕmûnāh*": "noun, feminine singular - faithfulness/truth",
"*yaggîḏ*": "verb, hiphil imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - declares/tells",
"*ṣeḏeq*": "noun, masculine singular - righteousness/justice",
"*wəʿēḏ*": "conjunction + noun, masculine singular construct - and witness of",
"*šəqārîm*": "noun, masculine plural - lies/falsehoods",
"*mirmāh*": "noun, feminine singular - deceit"
},
"variants": {
"*yāp̄îaḥ*": "one who utters/breathes out/speaks forth",
"*ʾĕmûnāh*": "faithfulness/truth/trustworthiness",
"*yaggîḏ*": "declares/tells/speaks",
"*ṣeḏeq*": "righteousness/justice/what is right",
"*ʿēḏ*": "witness/testimony",
"*šeqer*": "lies/falsehoods/deception",
"*mirmāh*": "deceit/treachery/fraud"
}
}
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"
}
}