KJV: A wholesome tongue is a tree of life: but perverseness therein is a breach in the spirit.
YLT: A healed tongue is a tree of life, And perverseness in it -- a breach in the spirit.
Darby: Gentleness of tongue is a tree of life; but crookedness therein is a breaking of the spirit.
ASV: A gentle tongue is a tree of life; But perverseness therein is a breaking of the spirit.
| מַרְפֵּ֣א | Wholesome |
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Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct Root: מַרְפֵּא Sense: health, healing, cure. |
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| לָ֭שׁוֹן | a tongue [is] |
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Parse: Noun, common singular Root: לָשֹׁון Sense: tongue. |
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| עֵ֣ץ | a tree |
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Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct Root: עֵץ Sense: tree, wood, timber, stock, plank, stalk, stick, gallows. |
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| חַיִּ֑ים | of life |
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Parse: Noun, masculine plural Root: חַי Sense: living, alive. |
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| וְסֶ֥לֶף | but perverseness |
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Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine singular Root: סֶלֶף Sense: crookedness, perverseness, crooked dealing. |
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| בָּ֝֗הּ | in it |
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Parse: Preposition, third person feminine singular |
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| שֶׁ֣בֶר | breaks |
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Parse: Noun, masculine singular Root: שֶׁבֶר Sense: breaking, fracture, crushing, breach, crash, ruin, shattering. |
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| בְּרֽוּחַ | the spirit |
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Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, common singular Root: רוּחַ Sense: wind, breath, mind, spirit. |
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