Proverbs 13:2 — King James Version← Study notes

“A man shall eat good by the fruit of his mouth: but the soul of the transgressors shall eat violence.”

Proverbs 13:2 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Proverbs 13:28 words

HebrewMeaning

מִ/פְּרִ֣יmipəriy

boughpronH6529

fruit · reward

פִיpiy

mouthnounH6310

-ing to) · after · appointment · assent ···

אִ֭ישׁʾiyš

mannounH376

another · any · a certain · champion ···

יֹ֣אכַלyōʾkal

burn upverbH398

at all · consume · devour(-er · up) ···

ט֑וֹבṭwōb

beautifuladjH2896

best · better · bountiful · cheerful ···

וְ/נֶ֖פֶשׁwənepeš

anyconjH5315

appetite · beast · body · breath ···

בֹּגְדִ֣יםbōgədiym

deal deceitfully (treacherouslyverbH898

unfaithfully) · offend · transgress · treacherous (dealer ···

חָמָֽסḥāmās

cruelnounH2555

damage · false · injustice · oppressor ···

ℹWords are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

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