Proverbs 30:10
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
Do not slanderתַּלְשֵׁ֣ן
(tal·shen)
3960: to use the tongue, slanderdenominative verb from lashon
a slaveעֶ֭בֶד
(e·ved)
5650: slave, servantfrom abad
to his master,(אֲדֹנָ֑יו
(a·do·nav;)
113: lordfrom an unused word
Orפֶּֽן־
(pen-)
6435: lestof uncertain derivation
he will curseיְקַלֶּלְךָ֥
(ye·kal·lel·cha)
7043: to be slight, swift or triflinga prim. root
you and you will be found guilty.וְאָשָֽׁמְתָּ׃
(ve·'a·sha·me·ta.)
816: to offend, be guiltya prim. root


















KJV Lexicon
Accuse
lashan  (law-shan')
to lick; to wag the tongue, i.e. to calumniate -- accuse, slander.
not a servant
`ebed  (eh'-bed)
a servant -- bondage, bondman, (bond-)servant, (man-)servant.
unto his master
'adown  (aw-done')
from an unused root (meaning to rule); sovereign, i.e. controller (human or divine) -- lord, master, owner. Compare also names beginning with Adoni-.
lest he curse
qalal  (kaw-lal')
to be (causatively, make) light, literally (swift, small, sharp, etc.) or figuratively (easy, trifling, vile, etc.)whet.
thee and thou be found guilty
'asham  (aw-sham')
to be guilty; by implication to be punished or perish
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Do not slander a slave to his master, Or he will curse you and you will be found guilty.

King James Bible
Accuse not a servant unto his master, lest he curse thee, and thou be found guilty.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Don't slander a servant to his master or he will curse you, and you will become guilty.

International Standard Version
Don't lie about a servant to his master, or that servant will curse you and you will pay for it.

NET Bible
Do not slander a servant to his master, lest he curse you, and you are found guilty.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
Do not hand over a Servant to his Master, lest he curse you and you be condemned

GOD'S WORD® Translation
"Do not slander a slave to his master. The slave will curse you, and you will be found guilty."

King James 2000 Bible
Accuse not a servant unto his master, lest he curse you, and you be found guilty.
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