se.leph denotes a damaging crooked quality, shown in treachery and in speech that breaks the spirit.

The attested use describes a damaging crooked quality: it characterizes the treacherous in Proverbs 11:3 and is found in speech that breaks the spirit in Proverbs 15:4.

1. Damaging crooked quality · dominant

   In Proverbs 11:3, the construct noun occurs in the clause contrasting the integrity of the upright with what brings the treacherous to ruin; the APB renders the clause "yet the crookedness of the treacherous brings them to ruin." In Proverbs 15:4, the absolute noun is located in the tongue and stands opposite healing speech; the APB renders "yet crookedness in it breaks the spirit."

   Proverbs 11:3Proverbs 15:4

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB uses "crookedness" in both cited clauses, once of the treacherous and once in the tongue. These clauses show the verse-level presentation rather than a precise English-token mapping.