KJV: A fool's mouth is his destruction, and his lips are the snare of his soul.
YLT: The mouth of a fool is ruin to him, And his lips are the snare of his soul.
Darby: A fool's mouth is destruction to him, and his lips are a snare to his soul.
ASV: A fool's mouth is his destruction, And his lips are the snare of his soul.
פִּֽי־ | Mouth [is] |
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct Root: פֶּה Sense: mouth. |
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כְ֭סִיל | of a fool |
Parse: Noun, masculine singular Root: כְּסִיל Sense: fool, stupid fellow, dullard, simpleton, arrogant one. |
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מְחִתָּה־ | destruction |
Parse: Noun, feminine singular Root: מְחִתָּה Sense: destruction, ruin, terror, a breaking. |
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ל֑וֹ | his |
Parse: Preposition, third person masculine singular |
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וּ֝שְׂפָתָ֗יו | and his lips [are] |
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, fdc, third person masculine singular Root: שָׂפָה Sense: lip, language, speech, shore, bank, brink, brim, side, edge, border, binding. |
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מוֹקֵ֥שׁ | the snare |
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct Root: מֹוקֵשׁ Sense: bait, lure, snare. |
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נַפְשֽׁוֹ | of his soul |
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct, third person masculine singular Root: נֶפֶשׁ Sense: soul, self, life, creature, person, appetite, mind, living being, desire, emotion, passion. |