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by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.
Bible Verse Dictionary
Proverbs 10:19 - Lips
Proverbs 10:19 - In the multitude of words there wanteth not sin: but he that refraineth his lips is wise.
Verse | Strongs No. | Hebrew | |
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In the multitude | H7230 | רֹב |
[Noun Masculine] abundance (in any respect) |
of words | H1697 | דָּבָר |
[Noun Masculine] a word; by implication a matter (as spoken of) of thing; adverbially a cause |
there wanteth | H2308 | חָדַל |
[Verb] properly to be {flabby} that {is} (by implication) desist; (figuratively) be lacking or idle |
not | H3808 | לֹא |
[Adverb] a primitive particle; not (the simple or abstract negation); by implication no; often used with other particles |
sin | H6588 | פֶּשַׁע |
[Noun Masculine] a revolt ({national} moral or religious) |
but he that refraineth | H2820 | חָשַׂךְ |
[Verb] to restrain or (reflexively) refrain; by implication to {refuse} spare: preserve; also (by interchange with H2821) to observe |
his 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.) |
is wise | H7919 | שָׂכַל |
[Verb] to be (causeatively make or act) circumspect and hence intelligent |
Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.