Proverbs 10:21
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
The lipsשִׂפְתֵ֣י
(sif·tei)
8193: lip, speech, edgefrom an unused word
of the righteousצַ֭דִּיק
(tzad·dik)
6662: just, righteousfrom the same as tsedeq
feedיִרְע֣וּ
(yir·'u)
7462a: to pasture, tend, grazea prim. root
many,רַבִּ֑ים
(rab·bim;)
7227a: much, many, greatfrom rabab
But foolsוֶֽ֝אֱוִילִ֗ים
(ve·'e·vi·lim)
191: foolishfrom an unused word
dieיָמֽוּתוּ׃
(ya·mu·tu.)
4191: to diea prim. root
for lackבַּחֲסַר־
(ba·cha·sar-)
2638: needy, lacking, in want offrom chaser
of understanding.לֵ֥ב
(lev)
3820: inner man, mind, will, heartfrom the same as lebab


















KJV Lexicon
The lips
saphah  (saw-faw')
the lip (as a natural boundary); by implication, language; by analogy, a margin (of a vessel, water, cloth, etc.)
of the righteous
tsaddiyq  (tsad-deek')
just -- just, lawful, righteous (man).
feed
ra`ah  (raw-aw')
to tend a flock; i.e. pasture it; intransitively, to graze; generally to rule; by extension, to associate with (as a friend)
many
rab  (rab)
abundant (in quantity, size, age, number, rank, quality)
but fools
'eviyl  (ev-eel')
(figuratively) silly -- fool(-ish) (man).
die
muwth  (mooth)
causatively, to kill
for want
chacer  (khaw-sare')
lacking; hence, without -- destitute, fail, lack, have need, void, want.
of wisdom
leb  (labe)
the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
The lips of the righteous feed many, But fools die for lack of understanding.

King James Bible
The lips of the righteous feed many: but fools die for want of wisdom.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
The lips of the righteous feed many, but fools die for lack of sense.

International Standard Version
What the righteous person says nourishes many, but fools die because they lack discerning hearts.

NET Bible
The teaching of the righteous feeds many, but fools die for lack of wisdom.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
The lips of the righteous multiply compassion and the insane will die in the deficiency of their mind.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
The lips of a righteous person feed many, but stubborn fools die because they have no sense.

King James 2000 Bible
The lips of the righteous feed many: but fools die for lack of wisdom.
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