Hold on to instruction; do not let go. Guard it, for it is your life.Proverbs 4:13
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)
הַחֲזֵ֣ק בַּמּוּסָ֣ר אַל־תֶּ֑רֶף נִ֝צְּרֶ֗הָ כִּי־הִ֥יא חַיֶּֽיךָ׃
- הַחֲזֵ֣קha.cha.Zek“take hold”Verb, hiphil, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from חָזַק · “hold” · Strong's H2388H
- בַּמּוּסָ֣רba.mu.Sar“on <the> discipline”Preposition with article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from מוּסָר · “instruction” · Strong's H4148H
- אַל־'al-“may not”Particle, negative · from אַל · “not” · Strong's H0408
- תֶּ֑רֶףTe.ref“you let go”Verb, hiphil, jussive, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from רָפָה · “to slacken” · Strong's H7503
- נִ֝צְּרֶ֗הָni.tze.Re.ha“keep her”Verb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from נָצַר · “to watch” · Strong's H5341
- כִּי־ki-“for”Particle · from כִּי · “for” · Strong's H3588A
- הִ֥יאhi'“she”Pronoun, personal, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from הוּא · “he; she; it” · Strong's H1931
- חַיֶּֽיךָ׃chai.Yei.kha“[is] life your”Noun, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from חַיִּים · “life” · Strong's H2416E
- Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)