19 When words are many, sin is unavoidable, but he who restrains his lips is wise.
Focused Passage
Proverbs 10:19
The Righteous and the Wicked: Wisdom in Speech, Work, Wealth, and Life
The chapter moves as a concentrated collection rather than a single linear argument. Its repeated contrasts form a moral portrait of the righteous and the wicked, with major clusters around family, work, wealth, speech, discipline, desire, fear, and destiny.
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Verse 19
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When words דְּ֭בָרִים H1697 Noun - masculine plural are many בְּרֹ֣ב H7230 Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct sin פָּ֑שַׁע H6588 Noun - masculine singular is unavoidable לֹ֣א H3808 Adverb - Negative particle . . . יֶחְדַּל־ H2308 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular but he who restrains וְחֹשֵׂ֖ךְ H2820 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular his lips שְׂפָתָ֣יו H8193 Noun - feminine dual construct | third person masculine singular is wise מַשְׂכִּֽיל׃ H7919 Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular