Proverbs 10:13 KJV

In the lips of him that hath understanding wisdom is found: but a rod is for the back of him that is void of understanding.

Matthew Henry

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Cross References

  • Proverbs 26:3 A whip for the horse, a bridle for the ass, and a rod for the fool's back.
  • Proverbs 6:32 But whoso committeth adultery with a woman lacketh understanding: he that doeth it destroyeth his own soul.
  • Exodus 10:12 And the LORD said unto Moses, Stretch out thine hand over the land of Egypt for the locusts, that they may come up upon the land of Egypt, and eat every herb of the land, even all that the hail hath left.
  • Psalms 32:9 Be ye not as the horse, or as the mule, which have no understanding: whose mouth must be held in with bit and bridle, lest they come near unto thee.
  • Proverbs 7:22 He goeth after her straightway, as an ox goeth to the slaughter, or as a fool to the correction of the stocks;

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Hebrew and Strong’s

  • In the lips בְּשִׂפְתֵי bĕśiptê שָׂפָה Noun · feminine dual construct · with preposition
  • of him that hath understanding נָבוֹן nābôn בִּין Verb · niphal active participle, masculine singular
  • wisdom חָכְמָה ḥokmâ חׇכְמָה Noun · feminine singular
  • is found תִּמָּצֵא timmāṣēʾ מָצָא Verb · niphal imperfect, third person feminine singular
  • but a rod וְשֵׁבֶט wĕšēbeṭ שֵׁבֶט Noun · masculine singular · with and
  • for the back לְגֵו lĕgēw גֵּו Noun · masculine singular construct · with preposition
  • of him that is void חֲסַר ḥăsar חָסֵר Adjective · masculine singular construct
  • of understanding לֵב lēb לֵב Noun · masculine singular

Hebrew: Westminster Leningrad Codex, Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible · CC BY 4.0

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