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by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.
Bible Verse Dictionary
Proverbs 26:6 - Feet
Proverbs 26:6 - He that sendeth a message by the hand of a fool cutteth off the feet, and drinketh damage.
| Verse | Strongs No. | Hebrew | |
|---|---|---|---|
| He that sendeth | H7971 | שָׁלַח |
[Verb] to send {away} {for} or out (in a great variety of applications) |
| a message | H1697 | דָּבָר |
[Noun Masculine] a word; by implication a matter (as spoken of) of thing; adverbially a cause |
| by the hand | H3027 | יָד |
[Noun Feminine] a hand (the open one (indicating {power} means: {direction} {etc.}) in distinction from {H3709 } the closed one); used (as {noun} {adverb} etc.) in a great variety of {applications} both literally and {figuratively} both proximate and remote |
| of a fool | H3684 | כְּסִיל |
[Noun Masculine] properly {fat} that {is} (figuratively) stupid or silly |
| cutteth off | H7096 | קָצָה |
[Verb] to cut off; (figuratively) to destroy; (partially) to scrape off |
| the feet | H7272 | רֶגֶל |
[Noun Feminine] a foot (as used in walking); by implication a step; by euphemism the pudenda |
| and drinketh | H8354 | שָׁתָה |
[Verb] to imbibe (literally or figuratively). |
| damage | H2555 | חָמָס |
[Noun Masculine] violence; by implication wrong; by metonymy unjust gain |
Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.