Proverbs 8:7 Go deeper

For my mouth shall speak truth; and wickedness is an abomination to my lips. (KJV)

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כִּֽי\־ki-for

Lemma: כִּי (ki) · Strong's: H3588A

Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)

Meaning: for

Used 4335 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3588A; TAHOT Proverbs 8:7 word 1

אֱ֭מֶת'E.mettruth

Lemma: אֱמֶת (e.met) · Strong's: H0571H

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: truth: true

Used 50 times. Also: Genesis 24:48, Genesis 42:16, Deuteronomy 13:14, Deuteronomy 17:4, Deuteronomy 22:20, 1 Kings 10:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0571H; TAHOT Proverbs 8:7 word 2

יֶהְגֶּ֣הyeh.Gehit will utter

Lemma: הָגָה (ha.gah) · Strong's: H1897

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqi3ms)

Meaning: to mutter

Used 25 times. Also: Joshua 1:8, Job 27:4, Psalms 1:2, Psalms 2:1, Psalms 35:28, Psalms 37:30 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1897; TAHOT Proverbs 8:7 word 3

חִכִּ֑יchi.Kipalate my

Lemma: חֵךְ (chekh) · Strong's: H2441

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: palate

Used 18 times. Also: Job 6:30, Job 12:11, Job 20:13, Job 29:10, Job 31:30, Job 33:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2441; TAHOT Proverbs 8:7 word 4

וְתוֹעֲבַ֖תve.to.'a.Vatand [is] an abomination of

Lemma: תּוֹעֵבַה (to.e.vah) · Strong's: H8441

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)

Meaning: abomination

Used 116 times. Also: Genesis 43:32, Genesis 46:34, Exodus 8:26, Leviticus 18:22, Leviticus 18:26, Leviticus 18:27 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8441; TAHOT Proverbs 8:7 word 5

שְׂפָתַ֣יse.fa.Tailips my

Lemma: שָׂפָה (sa.phah) · Strong's: H8193G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)

Meaning: lips

Used 100 times. Also: Exodus 6:12, Exodus 6:30, Leviticus 5:4, Numbers 30:6, Numbers 30:8, Numbers 30:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8193G; TAHOT Proverbs 8:7 word 6

רֶֽשַׁע\׃Re.sha'wickedness

Lemma: רֶ֫שַׁע (re.sah) · Strong's: H7562

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: wickedness

Used 30 times. Also: Deuteronomy 9:27, 1 Samuel 24:13, Job 34:8, Job 34:10, Job 35:8, Psalms 5:4 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7562; TAHOT Proverbs 8:7 word 7

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

For	→	כִּי H3588A for
my mouth	→	חֵךְ H2441 palate
will speak	→	הָגָה H1897 to mutter
the truth	→	אֱמֶת H0571H truth: true
and wickedness	→	רֶ֫שַׁע H7562 wickedness
is detestable	→	תּוֹעֵבַה H8441 abomination
to my lips	→	שָׂפָה H8193G lips

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Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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