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Proverbs 13:3
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A man shall eat good by the fruit of [his] mouth: but the soul of the transgressors [shall eat] violence.
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He that keepeth his mouth keepeth his life: [but] he that openeth wide his lips shall have destruction.
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The soul of the sluggard desireth, and [hath] nothing: but the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.
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Verse Text
KJV with Strong's Numbers
He that keepethH5341 his mouthH6310 keepethH8104 his lifeH5315: but he that openeth wideH6589 his lipsH8193 shall have destructionH4288.
Original Hebrew
נֹצֵר פִּיו שֹׁמֵר נַפְשֹׁו פֹּשֵׂק פָתָיו מְחִתָּה־לֹו׃
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Morphology | Gloss |
|---|---|---|---|---|
נֹצֵ֣ר |
no.Tzer | H5341 | HVqrmsa | (one who) guards |
פִּ֭י/ו |
pi/v | H6310 | HNcmsc/Sp3ms | mouth/ his |
שֹׁמֵ֣ר |
sho.Mer | H8104 | HVqrmsa | (is) protecting |
נַפְשׁ֑/וֹ |
naf.Sh/o | H5315 | HNcbsc/Sp3ms | life/ his |
פֹּשֵׂ֥ק |
po.Sek | H6589 | HVqrmsa | (one who) opens |
שְׂ֝פָתָ֗י/ו |
Se.fa.Ta/v | H8193 | HNcfdc/Sp3ms | lips/ his |
מְחִתָּה |
me.chi.tah- | H4288 | HNcfsa | ruin |
לֽ/וֹ |
l/o | HR/Sp3ms | (belongs) to/ him |
Source: Westminster Leningrad Codex (MorphHB), TAHOT (Tyndale House)
Strong's References
- H4288 — מְחִתָּה (mᵉchittâh, mekh-it-taw'): from חָתָה; properly, a dissolution; concretely, a ruin, or (abstractly) consternation; destruction, dismaying, ruin, terror.
- H5315 — נֶפֶשׁ (nephesh, neh'-fesh): from נָפַשׁ; properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental); any, appetite, beast, body, breath, creature, [idiom] dead(-ly), desire, [idiom] (dis-) contented, [idiom] fish, ghost, [phrase] greedy, he, heart(-y), (hath, [idiom] jeopardy of) life ([idiom] in jeopardy), lust, man, me, mind, mortally, one, own, person, pleasure, (her-, him-, my-, thy-) self, them (your) -selves, [phrase] slay, soul, [phrase] tablet, they, thing, ([idiom] she) will, [idiom] would have it.
- H5341 — נָצַר (nâtsar, naw-tsar'): a primitive root; to guard, in a good sense (to protect, maintain, obey, etc.) or a bad one (to conceal, etc.); besieged, hidden thing, keep(-er, -ing), monument, observe, preserve(-r), subtil, watcher(-man).
- H6310 — פֶּה (peh, peh): from פָּאָה; the mouth (as the means of blowing), whether literal or figurative (particularly speech); specifically edge, portion or side; adverbially (with preposition) according to; accord(-ing as, -ing to), after, appointment, assent, collar, command(-ment), [idiom] eat, edge, end, entry, [phrase] file, hole, [idiom] in, mind, mouth, part, portion, [idiom] (should) say(-ing), sentence, skirt, sound, speech, [idiom] spoken, talk, tenor, [idiom] to, [phrase] two-edged, wish, word.
- H6589 — פָּשַׂק (pâsaq, paw-sak'): a primitive root; to dispart (the feet or lips), i.e. become licentious; open (wide).
- H8104 — שָׁמַר (shâmar, shaw-mar'): a primitive root; properly, to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e. guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc.; beward, be circumspect, take heed (to self), keep(-er, self), mark, look narrowly, observe, preserve, regard, reserve, save (self), sure, (that lay) wait (for), watch(-man).
- H8193 — שָׂפָה (sâphâh, saw-faw'): or (in dual and plural) שֶׂפֶת; probably from סָפָה or שָׁפָה through the idea of termination (compare סוֹף); the lip (as a natural boundary); by implication, language; by analogy, a margin (of a vessel, water, cloth, etc.); band, bank, binding, border, brim, brink, edge, language, lip, prating, (sea-)shore, side, speech, talk, (vain) words.
Cross References
Reciprocal references (8): Judges 16:11, Psalms 17:3, Proverbs 4:23, Proverbs 10:8, Proverbs 10:14, Proverbs 18:7, Proverbs 22:5, James 1:19
Related Topics
- Thompson Chain: SILENCE-SPEECH
- Torrey’s: LIFE, NATURAL
- Nave’s: SPEAKING
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