that you may maintain discretion and your lips may preserve knowledge.Proverbs 5:2
Original language and places
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Original language (Hebrew)
לִשְׁמֹ֥ר מְזִמּ֑וֹת וְ֝דַ֗עַת שְׂפָתֶ֥יךָ יִנְצֹֽרוּ׃
- לִשְׁמֹ֥רlish.Mor“to preserve”Preposition + Verb, qal, infinitive construct, common · from שָׁמַר · “guard” · Strong's H8104H
- מְזִמּ֑וֹתme.zi.Mot“discretion”Noun, feminine, plural, absolute · from מְזִמָּה · “plot” · Strong's H4209
- וְ֝דַ֗עַתve.Da.'at“and knowledge”Conjunction + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from דַּ֫עַת · “knowledge” · Strong's H1847
- שְׂפָתֶ֥יךָse.fa.Tei.kha“lips your”Noun, feminine, dual, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from שָׂפָה · “lips” · Strong's H8193G
- יִנְצֹֽרוּ׃yin.Tzo.ru“they will observe”Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from נָצַר · “to watch” · Strong's H5341
- Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)