Proverbs
Proverbs 3:22
22They will be life to your soul
and adornment to your neck.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| They will be | וְיִֽהְי֣וּ | wə·yih·yū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| life | חַיִּ֣ים | ḥay·yîm | Noun - masculine plural | H2416 alive, living |
| to your soul | לְנַפְשֶׁ֑ךָ | lə·nap̄·še·ḵā | Preposition-l; Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion |
| and adornment | וְ֝חֵ֗ן | wə·ḥên | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular | H2580 favour, grace |
| to your neck | לְגַרְגְּרֹתֶֽיךָ׃ | lə·ḡar·gə·rō·ṯe·ḵā | Preposition-l; Noun - feminine plural construct; second person masculine singular | H1621 neck |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Proverbs 4:22 · Proverbs 1:9 · Isaiah 38:16 · John 12:49–50
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.