KJV: The lips of the righteous feed many: but fools die for want of wisdom.
YLT: The lips of the righteous delight many, And fools for lack of heart die.
Darby: The lips of a righteous man feed many; but fools die for want of understanding.
ASV: The lips of the righteous feed many; But the foolish die for lack of understanding.
שִׂפְתֵ֣י | The lips |
Parse: Noun, fdc Root: שָׂפָה Sense: lip, language, speech, shore, bank, brink, brim, side, edge, border, binding. |
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צַ֭דִּיק | of the righteous |
Parse: Adjective, masculine singular Root: צַדִּיק Sense: just, lawful, righteous. |
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יִרְע֣וּ | feed |
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person masculine plural Root: רָעָה Sense: to pasture, tend, graze, feed. |
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רַבִּ֑ים | many |
Parse: Adjective, masculine plural Root: רַב Sense: much, many, great. |
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וֶֽ֝אֱוִילִ֗ים | but fools |
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine plural Root: אֱוִיל Sense: be foolish, foolish. |
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בַּחֲסַר־ | for lack |
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, masculine singular construct Root: חָסֵר Sense: in need of, lacking, needy, in want of. |
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לֵ֥ב | of wisdom |
Parse: Noun, masculine singular Root: לֵב Sense: inner man, mind, will, heart, understanding. |
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יָמֽוּתוּ | die |
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person masculine plural Root: מוּת Sense: to die, kill, have one executed. |