Psalms

Psalm 34:11–13

¹¹Come, children, listen to me;

I will teach you the fear of the LORD.

¹²Who is the man who delights in life,

who desires to see good days?

¹³Keep your tongue from evil

and your lips from deceitful speech.

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
Come	לְֽכוּ־	lə·ḵū-	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural	H1980 go, come, walk
children	בָ֭נִים	ḇā·nîm	Noun - masculine plural	H1121 son
listen	שִׁמְעוּ־	šim·‘ū-	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural	H8085 hear
to me	לִ֑י	lî	Preposition; first person common singular
I will teach	אֲלַמֶּדְכֶֽם׃	’ă·lam·meḏ·ḵem	Verb - Piel - Imperfect Cohortative if contextual - first person common singular; second person masculine plural	H3925 exercise in, learn
you the fear	יִֽרְאַ֥ת	yir·’aṯ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H3374 fear
of the LORD	יְ֝הוָ֗ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Who	מִֽי־	mî-	Interrogative	H4310 who?
is the man	הָ֭אִישׁ	hā·’îš	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H376 man
who delights in	הֶחָפֵ֣ץ	he·ḥā·p̄êṣ	Article; Adjective - masculine singular	H2655 delighting in, having pleasure in
life	חַיִּ֑ים	ḥay·yîm	Noun - masculine plural	H2416 alive, living
who desires	אֹהֵ֥ב	’ō·hêḇ	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H157 love
to see	לִרְא֥וֹת	lir·’ō·wṯ	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H7200 see
good	טֽוֹב׃	ṭō·wḇ	Noun - masculine singular	H2896 pleasant, agreeable, good
days	יָ֝מִ֗ים	yā·mîm	Noun - masculine plural	H3117 day

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Keep	נְצֹ֣ר	nə·ṣōr	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular	H5341 watch, guard, keep
your tongue	לְשׁוֹנְךָ֣	lə·šō·wn·ḵā	Noun - common singular construct; second person masculine singular	H3956 tongue
from evil	מֵרָ֑ע	mê·rā‘	Preposition-m; Adjective - masculine singular	H7451 bad, evil
and your lips	וּ֝שְׂפָתֶ֗יךָ	ū·śə·p̄ā·ṯe·ḵā	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine dual construct; second person masculine singular	H8193 lip, speech, edge
from deceitful	מִרְמָֽה׃	mir·māh	Noun - feminine singular	H4820 deceit, treachery
speech	מִדַּבֵּ֥ר	mid·dab·bêr	Preposition-m; Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct	H1696 speak

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Psalm 34:11 Proverbs 1:7 · Psalm 111:10 · Proverbs 2:1–9 · Psalm 32:8 · Isaiah 28:9 · Psalm 66:16 · Proverbs 8:17 · Proverbs 4:1 · Matthew 18:2–4 · Proverbs 7:24 · Proverbs 22:6 · Proverbs 8:32

Psalm 34:12 1 Peter 3:10–12 · Deuteronomy 30:20 · Deuteronomy 6:2 · Psalm 91:16 · Ecclesiastes 12:13 · Ecclesiastes 3:13 · Job 7:7 · Psalm 21:4 · Psalm 4:6 · Ecclesiastes 2:3

Psalm 34:13 James 3:5–10 · Psalm 141:3 · Proverbs 21:23 · 1 Peter 2:22 · James 1:26 · James 1:19 · Colossians 3:9 · Proverbs 13:3 · James 3:2 · Psalm 39:1 · Proverbs 12:22 · Proverbs 18:21

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.