Hebrew Interlinear

Proverbs 13:2 Interlinear

“by the fruit of his mouth A man shall eat good but the soul of the transgressors shall eat violence”

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Proverbs 13 with commentary

Word-by-Word Analysis

#	Original	Strong's	English	Definition
1	מִפְּרִ֣י	H6529	by the fruit	fruit (literally or figuratively)
2	פִי	H6310	of his mouth	the mouth (as the means of blowing), whether literal or figurative (particularly speech); specifically edge, portion or side; adverbially (with prepos
3	אִ֭ישׁ	H376	A man	a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
4	יֹ֣אכַל	H398	shall eat	to eat (literally or figuratively)
5	ט֑וֹב	H2896	good	good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun, both in the masculine and the feminine, the singular and the plural (good, a good
6	וְנֶ֖פֶשׁ	H5315	but the soul	properly, a breathing creature, i.e., animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or ment
7	בֹּגְדִ֣ים	H898	of the transgressors	to cover (with a garment); figuratively, to act covertly; by implication, to pillage
8	חָמָֽס׃	H2555	shall eat violence	violence; by implication, wrong; by metonymy unjust gain

Proverbs 13:2 (current)by the fruit of his mouth A man shall eat good but the soul of the transgressors shall eat violence