Ecclesiastes 10:12 Hebrew Text Analysis

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Text Analysis

Strong's	Hebrew	English	Morphology
1a) speech 1b) saying, utterance 1c) word, words 1d) business, occupation, acts, matter, case, something, manner (by extension)">1697 [e]	דִּבְרֵ֥י diḇ-rê	The words	N-mpc
1) mouth 1a) mouth (of man) 1b) mouth (as organ of speech) 1c) mouth (of animals) 1d) mouth, opening, orifice (of a well, river, etc) 1e) extremity, end pim 2) a weight equal to one third of a shekel, occurs only in 1Sa 13:21">6310 [e]	פִי־ p̄î-	of mouth	N-msc
1a) skilful (in technical work) 1b) wise (in administration) 1c) shrewd, crafty, cunning, wily, subtle 1d) learned, shrewd (class of men) 1e) prudent 1f) wise (ethically and religiously)">2450 [e]	חָכָ֖ם ḥā-ḵām	of a wise man	Adj-ms
1a) favour, grace, elegance 1b) favour, acceptance">2580 [e]	חֵ֑ן ḥên;	[are] gracious	N-ms
1a) lip (as body part) 1b) language 1c) edge, shore, bank (of cup, sea, river, etc)">8193 [e]	וְשִׂפְת֥וֹת wə-śip̄-ṯō-wṯ	but the lips	Conj-w \| N-fpc
3684 [e]	כְּסִ֖יל kə-sîl	of a fool	N-ms
1a) (Qal) 1a1) to swallow down 1a2) to swallow up, engulf 1b) (Niphal) to be swallowed up 1c) (Piel) 1c1) to swallow 1c2) to swallow up, engulf 1c3) squandering (fig.) 1d) (Pual) to be swallowed up 1e) (Hithpael) to be ended">1104 [e]	תְּבַלְּעֶֽנּוּ׃ tə-ḇal-lə-‘en-nū.	shall swallow him up	V-Piel-Imperf-3fs \| 3mse

Hebrew Texts

Ecclesiastes 10:12 Hebrew Study Bible (Apostolic / Interlinear)

דִּבְרֵ֥י פִי־ חָכָ֖ם חֵ֑ן וְשִׂפְתֹ֥ות כְּסִ֖יל תְּבַלְּעֶֽנּוּ׃

KJV with Strong's
The words of a wise man's mouth are gracious but the lips of a fool will swallow up himself

קהלת 10:12 Hebrew OT: Westminster Leningrad Codex
דִּבְרֵ֥י פִי־חָכָ֖ם חֵ֑ן וְשִׂפְתֹ֥ות כְּסִ֖יל תְּבַלְּעֶֽנּוּ׃

קהלת 10:12 Hebrew OT: WLC (Consonants Only)
דברי פי־חכם חן ושפתות כסיל תבלענו׃

קהלת 10:12 Paleo-Hebrew OT: WLC (Font Required)
דברי פי־חכם חן ושפתות כסיל תבלענו׃

קהלת 10:12 Hebrew Bible
דברי פי חכם חן ושפתות כסיל תבלענו׃

Additional Parallel Hebrew

Parallel Verses

New American Standard Bible
Words from the mouth of a wise man are gracious, while the lips of a fool consume him;

King James Bible
The words of a wise man's mouth are gracious; but the lips of a fool will swallow up himself.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
The words from the mouth of a wise man are gracious, but the lips of a fool consume him.

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