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Proverbs 15

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23 Joy comes to a man with the reply of his mouth. How good is a word at the right time!

Original Language

Source Text Study

Relevant source witnesses currently attached to Proverbs 15:23. Some ancient sources use different book or verse structures, so availability notes call out gaps honestly instead of forcing five panels everywhere.

Panels 5
Word Entries 50
Editorial Notes 0
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Westminster Leningrad Codex Hebrew · Hebrew Bible · Public Domain

Coverage: Old Testament / Hebrew Bible

Primary Hebrew source-text witness for the Hebrew Bible.

שִׂמְחָ֣ה לָ֭אִישׁ בְּמַעֲנֵה־פִ֑יו וְדָבָ֖ר בְּעִתּ֣וֹ מַה־טּֽוֹב׃

8 word entries
שִׂמְחָ֣ה
Lemma
8057
Morphology
Hebrew: noun common feminine singular absolute
Part of Speech
noun
Strong's
H8057
Occurrences
42
לָ֭אִישׁ
Lemma
l/376
Morphology
Hebrew: preposition + noun common masculine singular absolute
Part of Speech
preposition
Strong's
H376
Occurrences
115
בְּמַעֲנֵה
Lemma
b/4617
Morphology
Hebrew: preposition + noun common masculine singular construct
Part of Speech
preposition
Strong's
H4617
Occurrences
1
פִ֑יו
Lemma
6310
Morphology
Hebrew: noun common masculine singular construct + suffix
Part of Speech
noun
Strong's
H6310
Occurrences
266
וְדָבָ֖ר
Lemma
c/1697
Morphology
Hebrew: conjunction + noun common masculine singular absolute
Part of Speech
conjunction
Strong's
H1697
Occurrences
39
בְּעִתּ֣וֹ
Lemma
b/6256
Morphology
Hebrew: preposition + noun common both gender singular construct + suffix
Part of Speech
preposition
Strong's
H6256
Occurrences
107
מַה
Lemma
4100
Morphology
Hebrew: particle
Part of Speech
particle
Strong's
H4100
Occurrences
449
טּֽוֹב
Lemma
2896 a
Morphology
Hebrew: adjective
Part of Speech
adjective
Strong's
H2896
Occurrences
278
Greek Brenton Septuagint Greek · Septuagint / Brenton Greek tradition · Public Domain

Coverage: Old Testament and Apocrypha where imported

Ancient Greek translation tradition. Every imported LXX token is classified with confidence labels; rare/generated forms remain needs-review rather than hand-verified scholarship.

Οὐ μὴ ὑπακούσει ὁ κακὸς αὐτῇ, οὐδὲ μὴ εἴπῃ καίριόν τι καὶ καλὸν τῷ κοινῷ.

15 word entries
Οὐ
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium high
Confidence note
Rule-aligned high-frequency LXX form. Stronger than generic preliminary enrichment, but not manually reviewed verse-by-verse.
Lemma
οὐ
Transliteration
ou
Morphology
negative particle
Gloss
not
Part of Speech
particle
Definition
Negative particle before rough breathing.
Occurrences
5892
μὴ
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium high
Confidence note
Rule-aligned high-frequency LXX form. Stronger than generic preliminary enrichment, but not manually reviewed verse-by-verse.
Lemma
μή
Transliteration
me
Morphology
negative particle
Gloss
not, lest
Part of Speech
particle
Definition
Negative particle commonly used with non-indicative moods.
Occurrences
2979
ὑπακούσει
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
low
Confidence note
Rare-form generated LXX morphology pattern. This improves coverage and searchability, but should be treated as low-confidence until reviewed against the verse context.
Transliteration
ypakoysei
Morphology
dative singular or indeclinable form pattern
Gloss
...
Part of Speech
noun/adjective form
Definition
Generated LXX morphology pattern. Lexical meaning and exact parsing should be reviewed against the verse context.
Occurrences
2
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium high
Confidence note
Rule-aligned high-frequency LXX form. Stronger than generic preliminary enrichment, but not manually reviewed verse-by-verse.
Lemma
Transliteration
ho
Morphology
definite article, nominative masculine singular
Gloss
the
Part of Speech
article
Definition
Greek definite article.
Strong's
G3588
Occurrences
80473
κακὸς
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium
Confidence note
Broad rule-aligned LXX morphology pattern. This is a generated morphology/part-of-speech layer intended for progress and searchability, not a hand-reviewed scholarly parse.
Transliteration
kakos
Morphology
nominative masculine singular or genitive neuter singular pattern
Gloss
...
Part of Speech
noun/adjective form
Definition
Generated LXX morphology pattern. Lexical meaning and exact parsing should be reviewed against the verse context.
Occurrences
9
αὐτῇ
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium high
Confidence note
Rule-aligned high-frequency LXX form. Stronger than generic preliminary enrichment, but not manually reviewed verse-by-verse.
Transliteration
autos
Morphology
pronoun, nominative masculine singular
Gloss
he, himself
Part of Speech
pronoun
Definition
Third-person personal/intensive pronoun.
Occurrences
26672
οὐδὲ
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium high
Confidence note
Rule-aligned high-frequency LXX form. Stronger than generic preliminary enrichment, but not manually reviewed verse-by-verse.
Transliteration
oude
Morphology
negative conjunction/particle
Gloss
and not, neither, nor
Part of Speech
conjunction/particle
Definition
Elided form of negative coordinating conjunction/particle οὐδέ.
Occurrences
530
μὴ
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium high
Confidence note
Rule-aligned high-frequency LXX form. Stronger than generic preliminary enrichment, but not manually reviewed verse-by-verse.
Lemma
μή
Transliteration
me
Morphology
negative particle
Gloss
not, lest
Part of Speech
particle
Definition
Negative particle commonly used with non-indicative moods.
Occurrences
2979
εἴπῃ
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium
Confidence note
Broad rule-aligned LXX morphology pattern. This is a generated morphology/part-of-speech layer intended for progress and searchability, not a hand-reviewed scholarly parse.
Transliteration
eipe
Morphology
nominative feminine singular pattern
Gloss
...
Part of Speech
noun/adjective form
Definition
Generated LXX morphology pattern. Lexical meaning and exact parsing should be reviewed against the verse context.
Occurrences
31
καίριόν
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
low
Confidence note
Rare-form generated LXX morphology pattern. This improves coverage and searchability, but should be treated as low-confidence until reviewed against the verse context.
Transliteration
kairion
Morphology
accusative masculine or nominative/accusative neuter singular pattern
Gloss
...
Part of Speech
noun/adjective form
Definition
Generated LXX morphology pattern. Lexical meaning and exact parsing should be reviewed against the verse context.
Occurrences
1
τι
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium high
Confidence note
Rule-aligned high-frequency LXX form. Stronger than generic preliminary enrichment, but not manually reviewed verse-by-verse.
Lemma
τις
Transliteration
tis
Morphology
pronoun, nominative singular
Gloss
someone, anyone, who?
Part of Speech
indefinite/interrogative pronoun
Definition
Indefinite or interrogative pronoun depending on accent/context.
Occurrences
190
καὶ
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium high
Confidence note
Rule-aligned high-frequency LXX form. Stronger than generic preliminary enrichment, but not manually reviewed verse-by-verse.
Lemma
καί
Transliteration
kai
Morphology
coordinating conjunction
Gloss
and, also, even
Part of Speech
conjunction
Definition
Coordinating conjunction.
Strong's
G2532
Occurrences
56730
καλὸν
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium high
Confidence note
Rule-aligned high-frequency LXX form. Stronger than generic preliminary enrichment, but not manually reviewed verse-by-verse.
Transliteration
kalon
Morphology
adjective, accusative masculine singular or nominative/accusative neuter singular
Gloss
good, beautiful
Part of Speech
adjective
Definition
Good, beautiful, noble.
Occurrences
62
τῷ
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium high
Confidence note
Rule-aligned high-frequency LXX form. Stronger than generic preliminary enrichment, but not manually reviewed verse-by-verse.
Lemma
Transliteration
ho
Morphology
definite article, nominative masculine singular
Gloss
the
Part of Speech
article
Definition
Greek definite article.
Strong's
G3588
Occurrences
80473
κοινῷ
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
low
Confidence note
Rare-form generated LXX morphology pattern. This improves coverage and searchability, but should be treated as low-confidence until reviewed against the verse context.
Transliteration
koin
Morphology
1st singular verb or contracted noun/adjective form depending on context
Gloss
I ...
Part of Speech
verb/noun form
Definition
Generated LXX morphology pattern. Lexical meaning and exact parsing should be reviewed against the verse context.
Occurrences
2
Syriac Peshitta Old Testament Syriac · Syriac Peshitta · MIT License

Coverage: Old Testament and selected Apocrypha

Ancient Syriac translation tradition. Text coverage is imported; word-level morphology is marked pending until a dedicated Syriac morphology source is attached.

ܚܕܘܬܐ ܠܓܒܪܐ ܡܠܬܐ ܕܦܘܡܗ ܘܕܡܡܠܠ ܒܙܒܢܗ ܫܦܝܪ ܠܗ

8 word entries
ܚܕܘܬܐ
Confidence
low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Transliteration
hdwt'
Morphology
probable emphatic-state noun/adjective or verbal form ending in -a
Occurrences
46
ܠܓܒܪܐ
Confidence
low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Transliteration
lgbr'
Morphology
probable emphatic-state noun/adjective or verbal form ending in -a; possible prefixed preposition l-
Occurrences
124
ܡܠܬܐ
Confidence
medium preliminary Syriac rule/lexicon alignment
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac lexicon alignment. Useful for search and first-pass study; review before labeling as verified scholarship.
Transliteration
meltha
Morphology
noun, feminine emphatic singular
Gloss
word, matter
Occurrences
116
ܕܦܘܡܗ
Confidence
low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Transliteration
dpwmh
Morphology
Syriac source token; morphology requires contextual review; possible prefixed relative/genitive marker d-
Occurrences
17
ܘܕܡܡܠܠ
Confidence
low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Transliteration
wdmmll
Morphology
Syriac source token; morphology requires contextual review; prefixed conjunction
Occurrences
4
ܒܙܒܢܗ
Confidence
low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Transliteration
bzbnh
Morphology
Syriac source token; morphology requires contextual review; possible prefixed preposition b-
Occurrences
12
ܫܦܝܪ
Confidence
low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Transliteration
shpyr
Morphology
Syriac source token; morphology requires contextual review
Occurrences
79
ܠܗ
Confidence
low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Lemma
ܠܗ
Transliteration
lh
Morphology
Syriac source token; morphology requires contextual review; possible prefixed preposition l-
Occurrences
2252
Targumim on Prophets and Writings Aramaic · Targum Jonathan and Writings Targumim · Public Domain

Coverage: Prophets, Psalms, Job, Proverbs, Megillot, and Chronicles. Torah Onkelos excluded pending commercial-safe licensing.

Jewish Aramaic interpretive translation tradition. Use as a Targum witness, not as a one-for-one original-language replacement.

חֶדְוָתָא לְגַבְרָא בְּמִלְתָא דְפוּמֵיהּ וּמִלְתָא בְעִדָנָא סְגוּ טָבָא׃

8 word entries
חֶדְוָתָא
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Transliteration
chdwt'
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic emphatic noun/adjective candidate
Occurrences
16
לְגַבְרָא
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Transliteration
lgbr'
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic emphatic noun/adjective candidate
Occurrences
524
בְּמִלְתָא
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Transliteration
bmlt'
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic emphatic noun/adjective candidate
Occurrences
7
דְפוּמֵיהּ
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Transliteration
dpwmyh
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic token with stripped prefix/suffix
Occurrences
77
וּמִלְתָא
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Transliteration
wmlt'
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic emphatic noun/adjective candidate
Occurrences
7
בְעִדָנָא
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Transliteration
b'dn'
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic emphatic noun/adjective candidate
Occurrences
140
סְגוּ
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Lemma
סגו
Transliteration
sgw
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic source token
Occurrences
3
טָבָא׃
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Lemma
טבא
Transliteration
tb'
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic emphatic noun/adjective candidate
Occurrences
128
Latin Vulgate Clementine Latin · Latin Vulgate · Public Domain text; CC BY-SA 4.0 morphology

Coverage: Bible and Apocrypha where imported

Latin textual tradition with GreLa-backed lemma/POS morphology for most tokens.

Lætatur homo in sententia oris sui, et sermo opportunus est optimus.

11 word entries
laetatur
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
laetor
Transliteration
laetatur
Morphology
GreLa POS: verb
Occurrences
159
homo
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
homo
Transliteration
homo
Morphology
GreLa POS: noun
Occurrences
1653
in
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
in
Transliteration
in
Morphology
GreLa POS: adposition/preposition
Gloss
in
Part of Speech
preposition
Definition
in, into, among, on
Etymology
Latin preposition used with ablative for location or with accusative for motion.
Occurrences
22264
sententia
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Transliteration
sententia
Morphology
GreLa POS: noun
Occurrences
38
oris
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
os
Transliteration
oris
Morphology
GreLa POS: noun
Occurrences
657
sui
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
suus
Transliteration
sui
Morphology
GreLa POS: pronoun
Occurrences
5783
et
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
et
Transliteration
et
Morphology
GreLa POS: coordinating conjunction
Gloss
and
Part of Speech
conjunction
Definition
and, also, even
Etymology
Basic Latin coordinating conjunction.
Occurrences
50526
sermo
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
sermo
Transliteration
sermo
Morphology
GreLa POS: noun
Occurrences
626
oportunus
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Transliteration
oportunus
Morphology
GreLa POS: adjective
Occurrences
16
est
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
sum
Transliteration
est
Morphology
GreLa POS: verb
Occurrences
20614
optimus
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
bonus
Transliteration
optimus
Morphology
GreLa POS: adjective
Occurrences
847

Ranked cross references

Connections are ranked by community votes in the OpenBible.info cross-reference dataset (CC BY 4.0). They suggest related themes, words, events, or people; they are not automatic interpretations.

Isaiah 50:4

The Lord GOD has given me the tongue of those who are taught, that I may know how to sustain with words him who is weary. He awakens morning by morning, he awakens my ear to hear as those who are taught.

17 relevance votes

Ephesians 4:29

Let no corrupt speech proceed out of your mouth, but only what is good for building others up as the need may be, that it may give grace to those who hear.

14 relevance votes

Proverbs 12:14

A man shall be satisfied with good by the fruit of his mouth. The work of a man’s hands shall be rewarded to him.

10 relevance votes

Proverbs 16:13

Righteous lips are the delight of kings. They value one who speaks the truth.

10 relevance votes

Proverbs 24:26

An honest answer is like a kiss on the lips.

6 relevance votes

Ecclesiastes 3:1

For everything there is a season, and a time for every purpose under heaven:

5 relevance votes
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