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Proverbs 22:18

for it is pleasing when you keep them within you and they are constantly on your lips.
Proverbs 22:18
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Original language and places

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)

כִּֽי־נָ֭עִים כִּֽי־תִשְׁמְרֵ֣ם בְּבִטְנֶ֑ךָ יִכֹּ֥נוּ יַ֝חְדָּ֗ו עַל־שְׂפָתֶֽיךָ׃

  1. כִּֽי־ki-“for”
    Particle · from כִּי · “for” · Strong's H3588A
  2. נָ֭עִיםNa.'im“[will be] pleasant”
    Adjective, masculine, singular, absolute · from נָעִים · “pleasant” · Strong's H5273A
  3. כִּֽי־ki-“that”
    Particle · from כִּי · “for” · Strong's H3588A
  4. תִשְׁמְרֵ֣םtish.me.Rem“you will keep them”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from שָׁמַר · “guard” · Strong's H8104H
  5. בְּבִטְנֶ֑ךָbe.vit.Ne.kha“in belly your”
    Preposition + Noun, feminine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from בֶּ֫טֶן · “body” · Strong's H0990J
  6. יִכֹּ֥נוּyi.Ko.nu“they will be prepared”
    Verb, niphal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from כּוּן · “prepare” · Strong's H3559A
  7. יַ֝חְדָּ֗וyach.Dav“together”
    Adverb · from יָחְדָּו · “together” · Strong's H3162B
  8. עַל־'al-“on”
    Preposition · from עַל · “upon” · Strong's H5921A
  9. שְׂפָתֶֽיךָ׃se.fa.Tei.kha“lips your”
    Noun, feminine, dual, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from שָׂפָה · “lips” · Strong's H8193G
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)