Proverbs

Proverbs 4:23

²³Guard your heart with all diligence,

for from it flow springs of life.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Guard	נְצֹ֣ר	nə·ṣōr	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular	H5341 watch, guard, keep
your heart	לִבֶּ֑ךָ	lib·be·ḵā	Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H3820 inner man, mind, will, heart
with all	מִֽכָּל־	mik·kāl	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
diligence	מִ֭שְׁמָר	miš·mār	Noun - masculine singular	H4929 place of confinement, goal, prison
for	כִּֽי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
from it	מִ֝מֶּ֗נּוּ	mim·men·nū	Preposition; third person masculine singular	H4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not
flow	תּוֹצְא֥וֹת	tō·wṣ·’ō·wṯ	Noun - feminine plural construct	H8444 outgoing, extremity, source (?), escape
springs of life	חַיִּֽים׃	ḥay·yîm	Noun - masculine plural	H2416 alive, living

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.