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Proverbs 24:2

For their heart studieth destruction, and their lips talk of mischief.

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כִּיkiassuredכִּיconjunction — “assured”H3588(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexedand, + (forasmuch, inasmuch, where-) as, assured(-ly), + but, certainly, doubtless, + else, even, + except, for, how, (because, in, so, than) that, + nevertheless, now, rightly, seeing, since, surely, then, therefore, + (al-) though, + til…שֹׁ֭דshoddesolationשֹׁדnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “desolation”, the ordinary formH7701violence, ravagedesolation, destruction, oppression, robbery, spoil(-ed, -er, -ing), wasting.יֶהְגֶּ֣הyehgehimagineהָגָהverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “imagine”, an unfinished actionH1897to murmur (in pleasure or anger); by implication, to ponderimagine, meditate, mourn, mutter, roar, [idiom] sore, speak, study, talk, utter.לִבָּ֑םlibamcomfortablyלֵבnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “comfortably”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3820the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the centre of anything[phrase] care for, comfortably, consent, [idiom] considered, courag(-eous), friend(-ly), ((broken-), (hard-), (merry-), (stiff-), (stout-), double) heart(-ed), [idiom] heed, [idiom] I, kindly, midst, mind(-ed), [idiom] regard(-ed), [idiom]…וְ֝עָמָ֗לveamaland toilעָמָלconjunction, noun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “and toil”, the ordinary formH5999toil, i.e. wearing effort; hence, worry, wheth. of body or mindgrievance(-vousness), iniquity, labour, mischief, miserable(-sery), pain(-ful), perverseness, sorrow, toil, travail, trouble, wearisome, wickedness.שִׂפְתֵיהֶ֥םsifteyhemlanguageשָׂפָהnoun, common, feminine, dual, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “language”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH8193the lip (as a natural boundary); by implication, language; by analogy, a margin (of a vessel, water, cloth, etc.)band, bank, binding, border, brim, brink, edge, language, lip, prating, (sea-)shore, side, speech, talk, (vain) words.תְּדַבֵּֽרְנָהtedaberenahspeakדָבַרverb, piel, imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, plural — “speak”, an unfinished actionH1696perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdueanswer, appoint, bid, command, commune, declare, destroy, give, name, promise, pronounce, rehearse, say, speak, be spokesman, subdue, talk, teach, tell, think, use (entreaties), utter, [idiom] well, [idiom] work.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

For their heart studieth destruction, and their lips talk of mischief.

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American Standard Version (1901)

For their heart studieth oppression, And their lips talk of mischief.

Young’s Literal Translation

For destruction doth their heart meditate, And perverseness do their lips speak.

World English Bible

for their hearts plot violence and their lips talk about mischief.

Darby Translation

for their heart studieth destruction, and their lips talk of mischief.

Douay-Rheims

Because their mind studieth robberies, and their lips speak deceits.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

For their heart studieth destruction, and their lips talk of mischief.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

For their heart meditates falsehoods, and their lips speak mischiefs.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ψευδῆ γὰρ μελετᾷ ἡ καρδία αὐτῶν, καὶ πόνους τὰ χείλη αὐτῶν λαλεῖ.

American Standard Version (1901)

Young’s Literal Translation

World English Bible

Darby Translation

Douay-Rheims

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

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