If you have foolishly exalted yourself or if you have plotted evil, put your hand over your mouth.Proverbs 30:32
Original language and places
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Original language (Hebrew)
אִם־נָבַ֥לְתָּ בְהִתְנַשֵּׂ֑א וְאִם־זַ֝מּ֗וֹתָ יָ֣ד לְפֶֽה׃
- אִם־'im-“if”Particle · from אִם · “if” · Strong's H0518A
- נָבַ֥לְתָּna.Val.ta“you have been foolish”Verb, qal, perfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from נָבַל · “be senseless” · Strong's H5034A
- בְהִתְנַשֵּׂ֑אve.hit.na.Se'“by exalting yourself”Preposition + Verb, hithpael, infinitive construct, common · from נָשָׂא · “exalt” · Strong's H5375L
- וְאִם־ve.'im-“and if”Conjunction + Particle · from אִם · “if” · Strong's H0518A
- זַ֝מּ֗וֹתָza.Mo.ta“you have plotted”Verb, qal, perfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from זָמַם · “to plan” · Strong's H2161
- יָ֣דyad“hand”Noun, both genders, singular, absolute · from יָד · “hand” · Strong's H3027G
- לְפֶֽה׃le.Peh“to a mouth”Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from פֶּה · “lip” · Strong's H6310G
- Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)