The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable: but the mouth of the wicked speaketh frowardness.
The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable: but the mouth of the wicked ſpeaketh † frowardneſſe.
יָדַע , verb, yadaʿ — to know (value 84)
H3045,
יָדַע yâdaʻ, yaw-dah'; a primitive root; to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including observation, care, recognition; and causatively, instruction, designation, punishment, etc.):—acknowledge, acquaintance(-ted with), advise, answer, appoint, assuredly, be aware, (un-) awares, can(-not), certainly, comprehend, consider, × could they, cunning, declare, be diligent, (can, cause to) discern, discover, endued with, familiar friend, famous, feel, can have, be (ig-) norant, instruct, kinsfolk, kinsman, (cause to let, make) know, (come to give, have, take) knowledge, have (knowledge), (be, make, make to be, make self) known, be learned, lie by man, mark, perceive, privy to, × prognosticator, regard, have respect, skilful, shew, can (man of) skill, be sure, of a surety, teach, (can) tell, understand, have (understanding), × will be, wist, wit, wot.to know
(Qal)
to know
to know, learn to know
to perceive
to perceive and see, find out and discern
to discriminate, distinguish
to know by experience
to recognise, admit, acknowledge, confess
to consider
to know, be acquainted with
to know (a person carnally)
to know how, be skilful in
to have knowledge, be wise
(Niphal)
to be made known, be or become known, be revealed
to make oneself known
to be perceived
to be instructed
(Piel) to cause to know
(Poal) to cause to know
(Pual)
to be known
known, one known, acquaintance (participle)
(Hiphil) to make known, declare
(Hophal) to be made known
(Hithpael) to make oneself known, reveal oneself
Used in 873 Verses, 35 Books 930  Occurrence Count
פֶּה , masculine noun, peh — mouth (value 85)
H6310,
פֶּה peh, peh; from H6284; the mouth (as the means of blowing), whether literal or figurative (particularly speech); specifically edge, portion or side; adverbially (with preposition) according to:—accord(-ing as, -ing to), after, appointment, assent, collar, command(-ment), × eat, edge, end, entry, file, hole, × in, mind, mouth, part, portion, × (should) say(-ing), sentence, skirt, sound, speech, × spoken, talk, tenor, × to, two-edged, wish, word.(peh) mouth
mouth (of man)
mouth (as organ of speech)
mouth (of animals)
mouth, opening, orifice (of a well, river, etc)
extremity, end
(pim) a weight equal to one third of a shekel, occurs only in 1 Sa. 13:21
Used in 459 Verses, 35 Books 494  Occurrence Count
צַדִּיק , adjective, tzaddiyk — just, righteous (value 204)
H6662,
צַדִּיק tsaddîyq, tsad-deek'; from H6663; just:—just, lawful, righteous (man).just, lawful, righteous
just, righteous (in government)
just, right (in one's cause)
just, righteous (in conduct and character)
righteous (as justified and vindicated by God)
right, correct, lawful
Used in 197 Verses, 25 Books 206  Occurrence Count
רָצוֹן , masculine noun, ratzon — goodwill, favor, acceptance, will (value 346)
H7522,
רָצוֹן râtsôwn, raw-tsone'; or רָצֹן râtsôn; from H7521; delight (especially as shown):—(be) acceptable(-ance, -ed), delight, desire, favour, (good) pleasure, (own, self, voluntary) will, as...(what) would.pleasure, delight, favour, goodwill, acceptance, will
goodwill, favour
acceptance
will, desire, pleasure, self-will
Used in 56 Verses, 14 Books 56  Occurrence Count
רָשָׁע , adjective, rashaʿ — wicked, criminal (value 570)
H7563,
רָשָׁע râshâʻ, raw-shaw'; from H7561; morally wrong; concretely, an (actively) bad person:— condemned, guilty, ungodly, wicked (man), that did wrong.wicked, criminal
guilty one, one guilty of crime (subst)
wicked (hostile to God)
wicked, guilty of sin (against God or man)
Used in 248 Verses, 20 Books 261  Occurrence Count
שָׂפָה , feminine noun, safa — lip, speech, edge (value 385)
H8193,
שָׂפָה sâphâh, saw-faw'; or (in dual and plural) שֶׂפֶת sepheth; probably from H5595 or H8192 through the idea of termination (compare H5490); the lip (as a natural boundary); by implication, language; by analogy, a margin (of a vessel, water, cloth, etc.):—band, bank, binding, border, brim, brink, edge, language, lip, prating, (sea-)shore, side, speech, talk, (vain) words.lip, language, speech, shore, bank, brink, brim, side, edge, border, binding
lip (as body part)
language
edge, shore, bank (of cup, sea, river, etc)
Used in 164 Verses, 25 Books 175  Occurrence Count
תַּהְפֻּכָה , feminine noun, tahpukha — perversity, perverse thing (value 510)
H8419,
תַּהְפֻּכָה tahpukâh, tah-poo-kaw'; from H2015; a perversity or fraud:—(very) froward(-ness, thing), perverse thing.perversity, perverse thing
Used in 10 Verses, 2 Books 10  Occurrence Count
| Proverbs 10:32Modern KJV—Authorized Version |
| The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable: but the mouth of the wicked speaketh frowardness. |
| Original Text (WLC) |
| שִׂפְתֵ֣י צַ֭דִּיק יֵדְע֣וּן רָצ֑וֹן וּפִ֥י רְ֝שָׁעִ֗ים תַּהְפֻּכֽוֹת׃ |
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| Data from Strong's Concordance |
| KJV |
Strong's # |
Hebrew |
Value |
| The lips |
H8193safa |
שָׂפָה |
385 |
| of the righteous |
H6662tzaddiyk |
צַדִּיק |
204 |
| know |
H3045yadaʿ |
יָדַע |
84 |
| what is acceptable: |
H7522ratzon |
רָצוֹן |
346 |
| but the mouth |
H6310peh |
פֶּה |
85 |
| of the wicked |
H7563rashaʿ |
רָשָׁע |
570 |
| speaketh frowardness. |
H8419tahpukha |
תַּהְפֻּכָה |
510 |
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