Tag Archives: Proverbs 18:6

שִׂפְתֵ֣י כְ֭סִיל יָבֹ֣אוּ בְרִ֑יב וּ֝פִ֗יו לְֽמַהֲלֻמֹ֥ות יִקְרָֽא׃ The lips of a fool come with strife, and his mouth calls for blows. Explanation of Feature This proverb from Proverbs 18:6 features: Construct chains such as שִׂפְתֵי כְסִיל (“the lips of a fool”), where two nouns are joined in a possessive/genitive relationship. A parallelism typical of Hebrew poetry, where the second clause echoes or intensifies the first. Use of an abstract plural noun מַהֲלֻמוֹת (“blows”) with a verb (יִקְרָא, “calls”) to express figurative consequence.… Learn Hebrew