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by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.
Bible Verse Dictionary
Proverbs 10:21 - Die
Proverbs 10:21 - The lips of the righteous feed many: but fools die for want of wisdom.
| Verse | Strongs No. | Hebrew | |
|---|---|---|---|
| The lips | H8193 | שָׂפָה |
[Noun Feminine] 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.) |
| of the righteous | H6662 | צַדִּיק |
[Adjective] just |
| feed | H7462 | רָעָה |
[Verb] to tend a {flock} that {is} pasture it; intransitively to graze (literally or figuratively); generally to rule; by extension to associate with (as a friend) |
| many | H7227 | רַב |
[Adjective] abundant (in {quantity} {size} {age} {number} {rank} quality) |
| but fools | H191 | אֱוִיל |
[Adjective Masculine] (figuratively) silly |
| die | H4191 | מוּת |
[Verb] to die (literally or figuratively); causatively to kill |
| for want | H2638 | חָסֵר |
[Adjective] lacking; hence without |
| of wisdom | H3820 | לֵב |
[Noun Masculine] the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the {feelings} the will and even the intellect; likewise for the centre of anything |
Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.