| NASB © | Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Definition | Origin | | The tongue | לְשֹׁ֣ון | le·sho·vn | 3956 | tongue | from an unused word |
| of the righteous | צַדִּ֑יק | tzad·dik; | 6662 | just, righteous | from the same as tsedeq |
| is [as] choice | נִ֭בְחָר | niv·char | 977 | to choose | a prim. root |
| silver, | כֶּ֣סֶף | ke·sef | 3701 | silver, money | from kasaph |
| The heart | לֵ֖ב | lev | 3820 | inner man, mind, will, heart | from the same as lebab |
| of the wicked | רְשָׁעִ֣ים | re·sha·'im | 7563 | wicked, criminal | from an unused word |
| is [worth] little. | כִּמְעָֽט׃ | kim·'at. | 4592 | a little, fewness, a few | from maat |
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KJV Lexicon
The tongue
lashown (law-shone')
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
tsaddiyq (tsad-deek')
just -- just, lawful, righteous (man).
is as choice
bachar (baw-khar')
to try, i.e. (by implication) select -- acceptable, appoint, choose (choice), excellent, join, be rather, require.
silver
keceph (keh'-sef)
silver (from its pale color); by implication, money -- money, price, silver(-ling).
the heart
leb (labe)
the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect
of the wicked
rasha` (raw-shaw')
morally wrong; concretely, an (actively) bad person -- + condemned, guilty, ungodly, wicked (man), that did wrong.
is little worth
m`at (meh-at')
a little or few (often adverbial or compar.) -- almost (some, very) few(-er, -est), lightly, little (while), (very) small (matter, thing), some, soon, very. |
New American Standard (©1995)
The tongue of the righteous is as choice silver, The heart of the wicked is worth little.King James Bible
The tongue of the just is as choice silver: the heart of the wicked is little worth. American King James Version
The tongue of the just is as choice silver: the heart of the wicked is little worth. American Standard Version
The tongue of the righteous is as choice silver: The heart of the wicked is little worth. Darby Bible Translation
The tongue of the righteous man is as choice silver; the heart of the wicked is little worth. English Revised Version
The tongue of the righteous is as choice silver: the heart of the wicked is little worth. Webster's Bible Translation
The tongue of the just is as choice silver: the heart of the wicked is little worth. World English Bible
The tongue of the righteous is like choice silver. The heart of the wicked is of little worth. Young's Literal Translation
The tongue of the righteous is chosen silver, The heart of the wicked -- as a little thing. Latin: Biblia Sacra Vulgata
argentum electum lingua iusti cor impiorum pro nihilo
Choice Chosen Evil-doer Heart Mind Righteous Silver Tested Tongue Upright Value Wicked Worth
Choice Chosen Evil-Doer Heart Little Mind Righteous Silver Tested Tongue Upright Value Wicked Worth
Choice Chosen Evil-Doer Heart Little Mind Righteous Silver Tested Tongue Upright Value Wicked WorthProverbs 10:20 Multilingual Bible Proverbes 10:20 French Proverbios 10:20 Biblia Paralela 箴 言 10:20 Chinese Bible |
