Proverbs 18:8
Proverbs · משלי · Ketuvim · 31 chapters · 915 verses
Values above are for the complete verse (7 words), calculated on the consonantal written text.
שִׂפְתֵי כְסִיל יָבֹאֽוּ בְרִיב וּפִיו לְֽמַהֲלֻמוֹת יִקְרָֽא
A fool’s lips enter into contention, And his mouth calleth for strokes.
פִּֽי־כְסִיל מְחִתָּה־לוֹ וּשְׂפָתָיו מוֹקֵשׁ נַפְשֽׁוֹ
A fool’s mouth is his ruin, And his lips are the snare of his soul.
דִּבְרֵי נִרְגָּן כְּמִֽתְלַהֲמִים וְהֵם יָרְדוּ חַדְרֵי־בָֽטֶן
The words of a whisperer are as dainty morsels, And they go down into the innermost parts of the belly.
גַּם מִתְרַפֶּה בִמְלַאכְתּוֹ אָח הוּא לְבַעַל מַשְׁחִֽית
Even one that is slack in his work Is brother to him that is a destroyer. .
מִגְדַּל־עֹז שֵׁם יְהוָה בּֽוֹ־יָרוּץ צַדִּיק וְנִשְׂגָּֽב
The name of the LORD is a strong tower: The righteous runneth into it, and is set up on high.