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

2 From 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 fruit מִפְּרִ֣י H6529 Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct of his lips פִי־ H6310 Noun - masculine singular construct a man אִ֭ישׁ H376 Noun - masculine singular enjoys יֹ֣אכַל H398 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular good things ט֑וֹב H2896 Noun - masculine singular but the desire וְנֶ֖פֶשׁ H5315 Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct of the faithless בֹּגְדִ֣ים H898 Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural is violence חָמָֽס׃ H2555 Noun - masculine singular

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