“Whoso keepeth his mouth and his tongue keepeth his soul from troubles.”
Proverbs 21:23 — Hebrew Interlinear
Hebrew · Proverbs 21:236 words
HebrewMeaning
שֹׁמֵ֣רšōmēr
one who guardsverbH8104
be circumspect · take heed · keep(-er · self) ···
פִּ֭י/וpiyw
mouth hisnounH6310
-ing to) · after · appointment · assent ···
וּ/לְשׁוֹנ֑/וֹwləšwōnwō
and tongue hisconjH3956
babbler · evil speaker · language · talker ···
שֹׁמֵ֖רšōmēr
is keepingverbH8104
be circumspect · take heed · keep(-er · self) ···
מִ/צָּר֣וֹתmiṣārwōt
from troublespronH6869
adversity · affliction · anguish · distress ···
נַפְשֽׁ/וֹnapəšwō
self hisnounH5315
appetite · beast · body · breath ···
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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