Proverbs 26:20 BSB — MannaFest

Original language & word study

8 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
בְּאֶ֣פֶס	be.'E.fes	with not	H657 →
עֵ֭צִים	'E.tzim	wood<s>	H6086 →
תִּכְבֶּה־	tikh.beh-	it is extinguished	H3518 →
אֵ֑שׁ	'Esh	a fire	H784 →
וּבְאֵ֥ין	u.ve.'Ein	and with not	H369 →
נִ֝רְגָּ֗ן	nir.Gan	a slanderer	H7279 →
יִשְׁתֹּ֥ק	yish.Tok	it becomes quiet	H8367 →
מָדֽוֹן׃	ma.Don	strife	H4066 →

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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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
James 3:6
The tongue also is a fire, a world of wickedness among the parts of the body. It pollutes the whole person, sets the course of his life on fire, and is itself set on…
leads to
- Psalms 120:2–3
  Deliver my soul, O LORD, from lying lips and a deceitful tongue.
- Proverbs 16:27
  A worthless man digs up evil, and his speech is like a scorching fire.
- Mark 7:15
  Nothing that enters a man from the outside can defile him; but the things that come out of a man, these are what defile him.”
- Matthew 15:11–20
  A man is not defiled by what enters his mouth, but by what comes out of it.”
- Proverbs 15:1
  A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.
Through
Proverbs 26:22
The words of a gossip are like choice morsels that go down into the inmost being.
leads to
- Proverbs 18:8
  The words of a gossip are like choice morsels that go down into the inmost being.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
Through
Proverbs 16:28
A perverse man spreads dissension, and a gossip divides close friends.
leads to
- Proverbs 17:9
  Whoever conceals an offense promotes love, but he who brings it up separates friends.
- Proverbs 15:18
  A hot-tempered man stirs up strife, but he who is slow to anger calms dispute.

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 16:28A perverse man spreads dissension, and a gossip divides close friends.Proverbs 22:10Drive out the mocker, and conflict will depart; even quarreling and insults will cease.James 3:6The tongue also is a fire, a world of wickedness among the parts of the body. It pollutes the whole person, sets the course of his life on fire, and is itself set on fire by hell.Ephesians 4:31Get rid of all bitterness, rage and anger, outcry and slander, along with every form of malice.Proverbs 26:22The words of a gossip are like choice morsels that go down into the inmost being.Romans 1:29They have become filled with every kind of wickedness, evil, greed, and depravity. They are full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, and malice. They are gossips,Proverbs 25:23As the north wind brings forth rain, so a backbiting tongue brings angry looks.Proverbs 6:19a false witness who gives false testimony, and one who stirs up discord among brothers.Psalms 41:7All who hate me whisper against me; they imagine the worst for me:

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