Focused Passage

Proverbs 12:14

Discipline, Truthful Speech, Diligence, and the Stable Root of the Righteous

The chapter moves through moral contrasts around discipline, stability, household life, prudence, work, speech, counsel, truth, peace, diligence, anxiety, friendship, and the life-giving path of righteousness.

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

14 By fruitful speech a man is filled with good things, and the work of his hands returns to him.

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Verse 14

Original words

By fruitful מִפְּרִ֣י H6529 Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct speech פִי־ H6310 Noun - masculine singular construct a man אִ֭ישׁ H376 Noun - masculine singular is filled יִשְׂבַּע־ H7646 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular with good things ט֑וֹב H2896 Noun - masculine singular and the work וּגְמ֥וּל H1576 Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct of [his] אָ֝דָ֗ם H120 Noun - masculine singular hands יְדֵי־ H3027 Noun - feminine dual construct returns יָשׁוּב H7725 Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular to him לֽוֹ׃ Preposition | third person masculine singular

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