Focused Passage

Proverbs 13:2

Instruction, Speech, Desire, Wealth, and the Way of the Wise

The chapter moves through compact wisdom contrasts about instruction, speech, diligence, righteousness, wealth, pride, counsel, desire, discipline, companionship, inheritance, injustice, parental correction, and satisfaction.

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

2From the fruit of his lips a man enjoys good things, but the desire of the faithless is violence.

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Verse 2

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From the fruitמִפְּרִ֣יH6529Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular constructof his lipsפִי־H6310Noun - masculine singular constructa manאִ֭ישׁH376Noun - masculine singularenjoysיֹ֣אכַלH398Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singulargood thingsט֑וֹבH2896Noun - masculine singularbut the desireוְנֶ֖פֶשׁH5315Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular constructof the faithlessבֹּגְדִ֣יםH898Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine pluralis violenceחָמָֽס׃H2555Noun - masculine singular

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