Hebrew Interlinear
Proverbs 14:23 Interlinear
Word-by-word Hebrew interlinear analysis of Proverbs 14:23, showing the original Hebrew text with Strong's numbers, transliteration, and English translation for each word.
“ In all labour there is profit but the talk of the lips tendeth only to penury”
Word-by-Word Analysis
| # | Original | Strong's | English | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | בְּכָל | H3605 | properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense) | |
| 2 | עֶ֭צֶב | H6089 | In all labour | an earthen vessel; usually (painful) toil; also a pang (whether of body or mind) |
| 3 | יִהְיֶ֣ה | H1961 | to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary) | |
| 4 | מוֹתָ֑ר | H4195 | there is profit | literally gain; figuratively, superiority |
| 5 | וּדְבַר | H1697 | but the talk | a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause |
| 6 | שְׂ֝פָתַ֗יִם | H8193 | of the lips | the lip (as a natural boundary); by implication, language; by analogy, a margin (of a vessel, water, cloth, etc.) |
| 7 | אַךְ | H389 | a particle of affirmation, surely; hence (by limitation) only | |
| 8 | לְמַחְסֽוֹר׃ | H4270 | tendeth only to penury | deficiency; hence, impoverishment |
Verse Context
Proverbs 14:22 Do they not err shall be to them that devise evil but mercy and truth...
Proverbs 14:23 (current) In all labour there is profit but the talk of the lips tendeth only to penury
Proverbs 14:24The crown of the wise is their riches but the foolishness of fools but the foolishness...