Proverbs 18:20 — King James Version← Study notes

“A man’s belly shall be satisfied with the fruit of his mouth; and with the increase of his lips shall he be filled.”

Proverbs 18:20 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Proverbs 18:208 words

HebrewMeaning

מִ/פְּרִ֣יmipəriy

boughpronH6529

fruit · reward

פִיpiy

mouthnounH6310

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

אִ֭ישׁʾiyš

mannounH376

another · any · a certain · champion ···

תִּשְׂבַּ֣עtiśəbaʿ

have enoughverbH7646

fill (full · self · with) · be full ···

בִּטְנ֑/וֹbiṭənwō

bellynounH990

body · as they be born · within · womb

תְּבוּאַ֖תtəbwʾat

fruitnounH8393

gain · increase · revenue

שְׂפָתָ֣י/וśəpātāyw

bandnounH8193

bank · binding · border · brim ···

יִשְׂבָּֽעyiśəbāʿ

have enoughverbH7646

fill (full · self · with) · be full ···

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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