Proverbs

Proverbs 4:13

¹³Hold on to instruction; do not let go.

Guard it, for it is your life.

Word by word

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Hold on	הַחֲזֵ֣ק	ha·ḥă·zêq	Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singular	H2388 be or grow firm, strong, strengthen
to instruction	בַּמּוּסָ֣ר	bam·mū·sār	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4148 discipline
do not	אַל־	’al-	Adverb	H408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . .
let go	תֶּ֑רֶף	te·rep̄	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect Jussive - second person masculine singular	H7503 sink, relax
Guard it	נִ֝צְּרֶ֗הָ	niṣ·ṣə·re·hā	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular; third person feminine singular	H5341 watch, guard, keep
for	כִּי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
it	הִ֥יא	hî	Pronoun - third person feminine singular	H1931 he, she
is your life	חַיֶּֽיךָ׃	ḥay·ye·ḵā	Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular	H2416 alive, living

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.