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by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.
Bible Verse Dictionary
Proverbs 10:20 - Wicked
Proverbs 10:20 - The tongue of the just is as choice silver: the heart of the wicked is little worth.
Verse | Strongs No. | Hebrew | |
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The tongue | H3956 | לָשׁוֹן |
[Noun Masculine] the tongue (of man or {animals}) used literally (as the instrument of {licking} {eating} or {speech}) and figuratively ({speech} an {ingot} a fork of {flame} a cove of water) |
of the just | H6662 | צַדִּיק |
[Adjective] just |
is as choice | H977 | בָּחַר |
[Verb] properly to {try} that {is} (by implication) select |
silver | H3701 | כֶּסֶף |
[Noun Masculine] silver (from its pale color); by implication money |
the heart | 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 |
of the wicked | H7563 | רָשָׁע |
[Adjective] morally wrong; concretely an (actively) bad person |
is little worth | H4592 | מְעַט |
a little or few (often adverbial or comparative) |
Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.