Proverbs
Proverbs 4:21
21Do not lose sight of them;
keep them within your heart.
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Do not | אַל־ | ’al- | Adverb | H408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . . |
| lose | יַלִּ֥יזוּ | yal·lî·zū | Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | H3868 turn aside, depart |
| sight of them | מֵעֵינֶ֑יךָ | mê·‘ê·ne·ḵā | Preposition-m; Noun - cdc; second person masculine singular | H5869 eye |
| keep them | שָׁ֝מְרֵ֗ם | šā·mə·rēm | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular; third person masculine plural | H8104 keep, watch, preserve |
| within | בְּת֣וֹךְ | bə·ṯō·wḵ | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct | H8432 midst |
| your heart | לְבָבֶֽךָ׃ | lə·ḇā·ḇe·ḵā | Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H3824 inner man, mind, will, heart |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Proverbs 3:21 · Proverbs 3:3 · Proverbs 7:1–2 · Psalm 40:8 · Proverbs 2:1
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.