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Proverbs 21:23

He who guards his mouth and tongue keeps his soul from distress.
Proverbs 21:23
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Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Hebrew)

שֹׁמֵ֣ר פִּ֭יו וּלְשׁוֹנ֑וֹ שֹׁמֵ֖ר מִצָּר֣וֹת נַפְשֽׁוֹ׃

  1. שֹׁמֵ֣רsho.Mer“[one who] guards”
    Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, singular, absolute · from שָׁמַר · “guard” · Strong's H8104H
  2. פִּ֭יוpiv“mouth his”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from פֶּה · “lip” · Strong's H6310G
  3. וּלְשׁוֹנ֑וֹu.le.sho.No“and tongue his”
    Conjunction + Noun, both genders, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from לָשׁוֹן · “tongue” · Strong's H3956G
  4. שֹׁמֵ֖רsho.Mer“[is] keeping”
    Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, singular, absolute · from שָׁמַר · “guard” · Strong's H8104H
  5. מִצָּר֣וֹתmi.tza.Rot“from troubles”
    Preposition + Noun, feminine, plural, absolute · from צָרָה · “distress” · Strong's H6869B
  6. נַפְשֽׁוֹ׃naf.Sho“self his”
    Noun, feminine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from נֶ֫פֶשׁ · “myself” · Strong's H5315I
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)