Proverbs 17:7 BSB — MannaFest

Original language & word study

10 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
לֹא־	lo'-	not	H3808 →
נָאוָ֣ה	na.Vah	[is] suitable	H5000 →
לְנָבָ֣ל	le.na.Val	for a fool	H5036 →
שְׂפַת־	se.fat-	a lip of	H8193 →
יֶ֑תֶר	Ye.ter	excellence	H3499 →
אַ֝֗ף	'Af	indeed?	H637 →
כִּֽי־	ki-	for	H3588 →
לְנָדִ֥יב	le.na.Div	for a noble [person]	H5081 →
שְׂפַת־	se.fat-	a lip of	H8193 →
שָֽׁקֶר׃	Sha.ker	deception	H8267 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

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Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Proverbs 12:19
Truthful lips endure forever, but a lying tongue lasts only a moment.
leads to
- Proverbs 19:9
  A false witness will not go unpunished, and one who pours out lies will perish.
- Psalms 52:4–5
  You love every word that devours, O deceitful tongue.
- Job 20:5
  the triumph of the wicked has been brief and the joy of the godless momentary?
Through
2 Samuel 23:3
The God of Israel spoke; the Rock of Israel said to me, ‘He who rules the people with justice, who rules in the fear of God,
leads to
- Deuteronomy 32:4
  He is the Rock, His work is perfect; all His ways are just. A God of faithfulness without injustice, righteous and upright is He.
- Exodus 18:21
  Furthermore, select capable men from among the people—God-fearing, trustworthy men who are averse to dishonest gain. Appoint them over the people as leaders of thousands, of hundreds, of fifties, and of tens.
- 2 Samuel 22:32
  For who is God besides the LORD? And who is the Rock except our God?
- Psalms 72:2
  May he judge Your people with righteousness and Your afflicted with justice.
Through
Job 34:12
Indeed, it is true that God does not act wickedly, and the Almighty does not pervert justice.
leads to
- Job 8:3
  Does God pervert justice? Does the Almighty pervert what is right?

The gold bar shows how strongly the cross-reference sources tie the two verses together: a long bar means many compiled references make the connection, a short one means few.

Proverbs 29:12If a ruler listens to lies, all his officials will be wicked.Proverbs 6:17haughty eyes, a lying tongue, hands that shed innocent blood,Psalms 50:16–17To the wicked, however, God says, “What right have you to recite My statutes and to bear My covenant on your lips?2 Samuel 23:3The God of Israel spoke; the Rock of Israel said to me, ‘He who rules the people with justice, who rules in the fear of God,Job 34:12Indeed, it is true that God does not act wickedly, and the Almighty does not pervert justice.Proverbs 12:19Truthful lips endure forever, but a lying tongue lasts only a moment.Proverbs 26:7Like lame legs hanging limp is a proverb in the mouth of a fool.Psalms 101:3–5I will set no worthless thing before my eyes. I hate the work of those who fall away; it shall not cling to me.Proverbs 16:10–13A divine verdict is on the lips of a king; his mouth must not betray justice.Matthew 7:5You hypocrite! First take the beam out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brother’s eye.Judges 16:7Samson told her, “If they tie me up with seven fresh bowstrings that have not been dried, I will become as weak as any other man.”Proverbs 26:1Like snow in summer and rain at harvest, honor does not befit a fool.Proverbs 19:10Luxury is unseemly for a fool—how much worse for a slave to rule over princes!

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