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Proverbs 31:26

She openeth her mouth with wisdom; and in her tongue is the law of kindness.

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פִּ֭יהָpihaedgeפֶּהnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “edge”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6310the mouth (as the means of blowing), whether literal or figurative (particularly speech); specifically edge, portion or side; adverbially (with preposition) according toaccord(-ing as, -ing to), after, appointment, assent, collar, command(-ment), [idiom] eat, edge, end, entry, [phrase] file, hole, [idiom] in, mind, mouth, part, portion, [idiom] (should) say(-ing), sentence, skirt, sound, speech, [idiom] s…פָּתְחָ֣הpatechahopenפָּתַחverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “open”, a completed actionH6605to open wide (literally or figuratively); specifically, to loosen, begin, plough, carveappear, break forth, draw (out), let go free, (en-) grave(-n), loose (self), (be, be set) open(-ing), put off, ungird, unstop, have vent.בְחָכְמָ֑הvechakhemahin wisdomחׇכְמָהpreposition, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “in wisdom”, the ordinary formH2451wisdom (in a good sense)skilful, wisdom, wisely, wit.וְתֽוֹרַתvetoratand lawתּוֹרָהconjunction, noun, common, feminine, singular, construct — “and law”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH8451a precept or statute, especially the Decalogue or Pentateuchlaw.חֶ֝֗סֶדchesedkindnessחֵסֵדnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “kindness”, the ordinary formH2617kindness; by implication (towards God) piety; rarely (by opposition) reproof, or (subject.) beautyfavour, good deed(-liness, -ness), kindly, (loving-) kindness, merciful (kindness), mercy, pity, reproach, wicked thing.עַלalaboveעַלpreposition — “above”H5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applicationsabove, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of,…לְשׁוֹנָֽהּleshonahtongueלָשׁוֹןnoun, common, both genders, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “tongue”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3956the 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)[phrase] babbler, bay, [phrase] evil speaker, language, talker, tongue, wedge.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

She openeth her mouth with wisdom; and the law of kindness is on her tongue.

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American Standard Version (1901)

She openeth her mouth with wisdom; And the law of kindness is on her tongue.

Young’s Literal Translation

Her mouth she hath opened in wisdom, And the law of kindness [is] on her tongue.

World English Bible

She opens her mouth with wisdom. Kind instruction is on her tongue.

Darby Translation

She openeth her mouth with wisdom; and upon her tongue is the law of kindness.

Douay-Rheims

She hath opened her mouth to wisdom, and the law of clemency is on her tongue.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

She openeth her mouth with wisdom; and the law of kindness is on her tongue.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

The ways of her household are careful, and she eats not the bread of idleness.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Στεγναὶ διατριβαὶ οἴκων αὐτῆς, σῖτα δὲ ὀκνηρὰ οὐκ ἔφαγεν.