Proverbs 10:8
King James Version
11 Jun 2026
“The wise in heart will receive commandments: but a prating fool shall fall.”
שָׂפָה
Lip, edge, shore. Saphah. My lips shall praise You. The lips are the instrument of praise. What comes out of your mouth reveals the condition of your heart.
לֵב
heart
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לֵב
Heart, mind, will. Leb. The centre of human personality. Guard your heart above all else for everything you do flows from it.
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מִצְוָה
commandments
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מִצְוָה
a command, whether human or divine (collectively, the Law)
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לָקַח
he accepts
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לָקַח
to take (in the widest variety of applications)
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חָכָם
a wise person of
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חָכָם
wise, (i.e. intelligent, skilful or artful)
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לָבַט
he will be ruined
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לָבַט
to overthrow; intransposed, to fall
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