Psalms 37:30

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

The mouth of the righteous speaketh wisdom, and his tongue talketh{H8762)} of judgment.

📖 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 pictures of silver. 12 As an earring 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 shew forth{H8762)} thy righteousness and thy salvation all the day; for I know{H8804)} not the numbers thereof.
• Ps 71:24 : 24 My tongue also shall talk{H8799)} of thy righteousness all the day long: for they are confounded{H8804)}, for they are brought unto shame{H8804)}, that seek{H8764)} my hurt.
• Prov 10:21 : 21 The lips of the righteous feed many: but fools die for want of wisdom.
• Prov 10:31 : 31 The mouth of the just bringeth forth wisdom: but the froward tongue shall be cut out.
• Prov 15:7 : 7 The lips of the wise disperse knowledge: but the heart of the foolish doeth not so.
• Prov 27:9 : 9 Ointment and perfume rejoice the heart: so doth the sweetness of a man's friend by hearty counsel.
• Matt 12:35 : 35 A good man out of the good treasure of the heart bringeth forth good things: and an evil man out of the evil treasure bringeth forth evil things.
• Eph 4:29 : 29 Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying, that it may minister grace unto the hearers.
• Col 4:6 : 6 Let your speech be alway with grace, seasoned with salt, that ye may know how ye ought to answer every man.
• Deut 6:7-9 : 7 And thou shalt teach them diligently unto thy children, and shalt talk of them when thou sittest in thine 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 thine hand, and they shall be as frontlets between thine eyes. 9 And thou shalt write them upon the posts of thy house, and on thy gates.