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Proverbs 10:20 Interlinear

“silver is as choice The tongue of the just the heart of the wicked is little worth”

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Proverbs 10 with commentary

Word-by-Word Analysis

#	Original	Strong's	English	Definition
1	כֶּ֣סֶף	H3701	silver	silver (from its pale color); by implication, money
2	נִ֭בְחָר	H977	is as choice	properly, to try, i.e., (by implication) select
3	לְשׁ֣וֹן	H3956	The tongue	the tongue (of man or animals), used literally (as the instrument of licking, eating, or speech), and figuratively (speech, an ingot, a fork of flame,
4	צַדִּ֑יק	H6662	of the just	just
5	לֵ֖ב	H3820	the heart	the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the center of anything
6	רְשָׁעִ֣ים	H7563	of the wicked	morally wrong; concretely, an (actively) bad person
7	כִּמְעָֽט׃	H4592	is little worth	a little or few (often adverbial or comparative)

Proverbs 10:20 (current)silver is as choice The tongue of the just the heart of the wicked is little worth