Psalms
Psalm 34:13–14
13Keep your tongue from evil
and your lips from deceitful speech.
14Turn away from evil and do good;
seek peace and pursue it.
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.
Psalm 34:13
| 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 |
Psalm 34:14
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turn away | ס֣וּר | sūr | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | H5493 turn aside |
| from evil | מֵ֭רָע | mê·rā‘ | Preposition-m; Adjective - masculine singular | H7451 bad, evil |
| and do | וַעֲשֵׂה־ | wa·‘ă·śêh- | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | H6213 do, make |
| good | ט֑וֹב | ṭō·wḇ | Noun - masculine singular | H2896 pleasant, agreeable, good |
| seek | בַּקֵּ֖שׁ | baq·qêš | Verb - Piel - Imperative - masculine singular | H1245 seek |
| peace | שָׁל֣וֹם | šā·lō·wm | Noun - masculine singular | H7965 completeness, soundness, welfare, peace |
| and pursue it | וְרָדְפֵֽהוּ׃ | wə·rā·ḏə·p̄ê·hū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular; third person masculine singular | H7291 pursue, chase, persecute |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
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
Psalm 34:14 Psalm 37:27 · 1 Peter 3:11 · Hebrews 12:14 · 3 John 1:11 · Romans 12:9 · Romans 12:18 · James 3:17–18 · Romans 14:19 · Proverbs 3:7 · 2 Corinthians 13:11 · Matthew 5:9 · 1 Thessalonians 4:11
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.