Proverbs 22:18 — King James Version← Study notes

“For it is a pleasant thing if thou keep them within thee; they shall withal be fitted in thy lips.”

Proverbs 22:18 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Proverbs 22:189 words

HebrewMeaning

כִּֽיkiy

andconjH3588

+ (forasmuch · inasmuch · where-) as · assured ···

נָ֭עִיםnāʿiym

pleasantadjH5273

sweet

כִּֽיkiy

andconjH3588

+ (forasmuch · inasmuch · where-) as · assured ···

תִשְׁמְרֵ֣/םtišəmərēm

bewardverbH8104

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

בְּ/בִטְנֶ֑/ךָbəbiṭənekā

bellypronH990

body · as they be born · within · womb

יִכֹּ֥נוּyikōnw

certainverbH3559

confirm · direct · faithfulness · fashion ···

יַ֝חְדָּ֗וyaḥədāw

alikeadvH3162

at all · both · likewise · only ···

עַלʿal

abovepronH5921

according to · after · against · among ···

שְׂפָתֶֽי/ךָśəpāteykā

bandnounH8193

bank · binding · border · brim ···

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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