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by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.
Bible Verse Dictionary
Proverbs 18:6 - Mouth
Proverbs 18:6 - A fool's lips enter into contention, and his mouth calleth for strokes.
| Verse | Strongs No. | Hebrew | |
|---|---|---|---|
| A fool's 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.) |
| enter | H935 | בּוֹא |
[Verb] to go or come (in a wide variety of applications) |
| into contention | H7379 | רִיב |
[Noun Masculine] a contest (personal or legal) |
| and his mouth | H6310 | פֶּה |
[Noun Masculine] the mouth (as the means of {blowing }) whether literally or figuratively (particularly speech); specifically {edge} portion or side; adverbially (with preposition) according to |
| calleth | H7121 | קָרָא |
[Verb] to call out to (that {is} properly address by {name} but used in a wide variety of applications) |
| for strokes | H4112 | מַהֲלֻמָּה |
[Noun Feminine] a blow |
Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.