Proverbs 13:3 — King James Version← Study notes

“He that keepeth his mouth keepeth his life: but he that openeth wide his lips shall have destruction.”

Proverbs 13:3 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Proverbs 13:38 words

HebrewMeaning

נֹצֵ֣רnōṣēr

besiegedverbH5341

hidden thing · keep(-er · -ing) · monument ···

פִּ֭י/וpiyw

mouthnounH6310

-ing to) · after · appointment · assent ···

שֹׁמֵ֣רšōmēr

bewardverbH8104

be circumspect · take heed · keep(-er · self) ···

נַפְשׁ֑/וֹnapəšwō

anynounH5315

appetite · beast · body · breath ···

פֹּשֵׂ֥קpōśēq

openverbH6589

שְׂ֝פָתָ֗י/וśəpātāyw

bandnounH8193

bank · binding · border · brim ···

מְחִתָּהməḥitāh

destructionnounH4288

dismaying · ruin · terror

לֽ/וֹlwō

pron

ℹWords are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

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