KJV: There is that speaketh like the piercings of a sword: but the tongue of the wise is health.
YLT: A rash speaker is like piercings of a sword, And the tongue of the wise is healing.
Darby: There is that babbleth like the piercings of a sword; but the tongue of the wise is health.
ASV: There is that speaketh rashly like the piercings of a sword; But the tongue of the wise is health.
| יֵ֣שׁ | There is |
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Parse: Adverb Root: יֵשׁ Sense: being, existence, substance, there is or are. |
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| בּ֭וֹטֶה | one who speaks |
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Parse: Verb, Qal, Participle, masculine singular Root: בָּטָא Sense: to speak rashly or angrily, speak thoughtlessly. |
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| כְּמַדְקְר֣וֹת | like the piercings |
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Parse: Preposition-k, Noun, feminine plural construct Root: מַדְקֵרָה Sense: thrust, stab, piercing. |
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| חָ֑רֶב | of a sword |
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Parse: Noun, feminine singular Root: חֶרֶב Sense: sword, knife. |
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| וּלְשׁ֖וֹן | but the tongue |
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Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, common singular construct Root: לָשֹׁון Sense: tongue. |
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| חֲכָמִ֣ים | of the wise |
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Parse: Adjective, masculine plural Root: חָכָם Sense: wise, wise (man). |
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| מַרְפֵּֽא | [promotes] health |
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Parse: Noun, masculine singular Root: מַרְפֵּא Sense: health, healing, cure. |
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