King James Version
Proverbs 20:15 in the King James Version says “There is gold, and a multitude of rubies: but the lips of knowledge are a precious jewel.” — study this verse from Proverbs chapter 20 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“There is gold, and a multitude of rubies: but the lips of knowledge are a precious jewel.”
Proverbs 20:15 · KJV
Love not sleep, lest thou come to poverty; open thine eyes, and thou shalt be satisfied with bread.
It is naught, it is naught, saith the buyer: but when he is gone his way, then he boasteth.
There is gold, and a multitude of rubies: but the lips of knowledge are a precious jewel.
Take his garment that is surety for a stranger: and take a pledge of him for a strange woman.
Bread of deceit is sweet to a man; but afterwards his mouth shall be filled with gravel. deceit: Heb. lying, or, falsehood
KJV Study — Public Domain
“There is”
H3426there is or are (or any other form of the verb to be, as may suit the connection)
“gold”
H2091gold, figuratively, something gold-colored (i.e., yellow), as oil, a clear sky
“jewel”
H3627something prepared, i.e., any apparatus (as an implement, utensil, dress, vessel or weapon)
“but the lips”
H8193the lip (as a natural boundary); by implication, language; by analogy, a margin (of a vessel, water, cloth, etc.)
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