Proverbs

Proverbs 13:3

³He who guards his mouth protects his life,

but the one who opens his lips invites his own ruin.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
He who guards	נֹצֵ֣ר	nō·ṣêr	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H5341 watch, guard, keep
his mouth	פִּ֭יו	pîw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H6310 mouth
protects	שֹׁמֵ֣ר	šō·mêr	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H8104 keep, watch, preserve
his life	נַפְשׁ֑וֹ	nap̄·šōw	Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion
the one who opens	פֹּשֵׂ֥ק	pō·śêq	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H6589 part, open wide
his lips	שְׂ֝פָתָ֗יו	śə·p̲ā·t̲āyw	Noun - feminine dual construct; third person masculine singular	H8193 lip, speech, edge
invites his own ruin	מְחִתָּה־	mə·ḥit·tāh-	Noun - feminine singular	H4288 terror, destruction, ruin

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.