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Proverbs 18:7 — King James Version← Study notes

A fool’s mouth is his destruction, and his lips are the snare of his soul.


Proverbs 18:7Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Proverbs 18:77 words
HebrewMeaning
פִּֽיpiy
the mouth ofnounH6310
-ing to) · after · appointment · assent ···
כְ֭סִילkəsiyl
a fooladjH3684
מְחִתָּהməḥitāh
is ruinnounH4288
dismaying · ruin · terror
ל֑/וֹlwō
pron
וּ֝/שְׂפָתָ֗י/וwśəpātāyw
and lips hisconjH8193
bank · binding · border · brim ···
מוֹקֵ֥שׁmwōqēš
are the snare ofnounH4170
gin · snare · trap
נַפְשֽׁ/וֹnapəšwō
life hisnounH5315
appetite · beast · body · breath ···
Words 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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