Hebrew Interlinear
Proverbs 13:3 Interlinear
Word-by-word Hebrew interlinear analysis of Proverbs 13:3, showing the original Hebrew text with Strong's numbers, transliteration, and English translation for each word.
“He that keepeth his mouth keepeth his life but he that openeth wide his lips shall have destruction ”
Word-by-Word Analysis
| # | Original | Strong's | English | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | נֹצֵ֣ר | H5341 | He that keepeth | to guard, in a good sense (to protect, maintain, obey, etc.) or a bad one (to conceal, etc.) |
| 2 | פִּ֭יו | H6310 | his mouth | the mouth (as the means of blowing), whether literal or figurative (particularly speech); specifically edge, portion or side; adverbially (with prepos |
| 3 | שֹׁמֵ֣ר | H8104 | keepeth | properly, to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e., guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc |
| 4 | נַפְשׁ֑וֹ | H5315 | his life | properly, a breathing creature, i.e., animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or ment |
| 5 | פֹּשֵׂ֥ק | H6589 | but he that openeth wide | to dispart (the feet or lips), i.e., become licentious |
| 6 | שְׂ֝פָתָ֗יו | H8193 | his lips | the lip (as a natural boundary); by implication, language; by analogy, a margin (of a vessel, water, cloth, etc.) |
| 7 | מְחִתָּה | H4288 | shall have destruction | properly, a dissolution; concretely, a ruin, or (abstractly) consternation |
| 8 | לֽוֹ׃ | H0 |
Verse Context
Proverbs 13:2by the fruit of his mouth A man shall eat good but the soul...
Proverbs 13:3 (current)He that keepeth his mouth keepeth his life but he that openeth wide his lips shall have destruction
Proverbs 13:4desireth The soul of the sluggard The soul of the diligent...