Proverbs
Proverbs 21:23
23He who guards his mouth and tongue
keeps his soul from distress.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| He who guards | שֹׁמֵ֣ר | šō·mêr | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H8104 keep, watch, preserve |
| his mouth | פִּ֭יו | pîw | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H6310 mouth |
| and tongue | וּלְשׁוֹנ֑וֹ | ū·lə·šō·w·nōw | Conjunctive waw; Noun - common singular construct; third person masculine singular | H3956 tongue |
| keeps | שֹׁמֵ֖ר | šō·mêr | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H8104 keep, watch, preserve |
| his soul | נַפְשֽׁוֹ׃ | nap̄·šōw | Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion |
| from distress | מִצָּר֣וֹת | miṣ·ṣā·rō·wṯ | Preposition-m; Noun - feminine plural | H6869 id. |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Proverbs 13:3 · Proverbs 18:21 · Proverbs 17:27–28 · James 1:26 · Proverbs 12:13 · Proverbs 10:19 · James 3:2–13
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.