Ecclesiastes 10:11

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

Surely the serpent will bite without enchantment; and a babbler is no better.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

אִם־יִשֹּׁ֥ךְ הַנָּחָ֖שׁ בְּלוֹא־לָ֑חַשׁ וְאֵ֣ין יִתְר֔וֹן לְבַ֖עַל הַלָּשֽׁוֹן׃

Transliteration

If yiššōk hannāḥāš without lāḥaš wə-ʾên yitrôn to baʿal hallāšôn

Grammar Details

*yiššōk*: qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - bites
*hannāḥāš*: definite article + masculine singular noun - the serpent
*bəlôʾ-lāḥaš*: preposition + negative particle + masculine singular noun - without enchantment
*wə-ʾên*: conjunction + adverb of negation - and there is no
*yitrôn*: masculine singular noun - advantage/profit
*lə-baʿal*: preposition + masculine singular construct - to master of
*hallāšôn*: definite article + feminine singular noun - the tongue

Word Meanings

*yiššōk*: bites/will bite/may bite
*hannāḥāš*: the serpent/the snake
*lāḥaš*: enchantment/charm/spell
*yitrôn*: advantage/profit/benefit
*baʿal hallāšôn*: master of the tongue/charmer/enchanter

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King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

Ps 58:4-5 : 4 Their poison is like the poison of a serpent: they are like the deaf adder that stoppeth{H8686)} her ear; 5 Which will not hearken{H8799)} to the voice of charmers{H8764)}, charming {H8802)} never so wisely{H8794)}.
Jer 8:17 : 17 For, behold, I will send serpents, cockatrices, among you, which will not be charmed, and they shall bite you, saith the LORD.
Jas 3:6 : 6 And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity: so is the tongue among our members, that it defileth the whole body, and setteth on fire the course of nature; and it is set on fire of hell.
Ps 64:3 : 3 Who whet{H8804)} their tongue like a sword, and bend{H8804)} their bows to shoot their arrows, even bitter words:
Prov 18:21 : 21 Death and life are in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof.
Ps 52:2 : 2 Thy tongue deviseth{H8799)} mischiefs; like a sharp{H8794)} razor, working{H8802)} deceitfully.

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