Proverbs 30:32

If you have foolishly exalted yourself or if you have plotted evil, put your hand over your mouth.
Proverbs 30:32
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Original language (Hebrew)

אִם־נָבַ֥לְתָּ בְהִתְנַשֵּׂ֑א וְאִם־זַ֝מּ֗וֹתָ יָ֣ד לְפֶֽה׃

  1. אִם־'im-“if”
    Particle · from אִם · “if” · Strong's H0518A
  2. נָבַ֥לְתָּna.Val.ta“you have been foolish”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from נָבַל · “be senseless” · Strong's H5034A
  3. בְהִתְנַשֵּׂ֑אve.hit.na.Se'“by exalting yourself”
    Preposition + Verb, hithpael, infinitive construct, common · from נָשָׂא · “exalt” · Strong's H5375L
  4. וְאִם־ve.'im-“and if”
    Conjunction + Particle · from אִם · “if” · Strong's H0518A
  5. זַ֝מּ֗וֹתָza.Mo.ta“you have plotted”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from זָמַם · “to plan” · Strong's H2161
  6. יָ֣דyad“hand”
    Noun, both genders, singular, absolute · from יָד · “hand” · Strong's H3027G
  7. 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)