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Proverbs 21:23 Interlinear

“Whoso keepeth his mouth and his tongue Whoso keepeth from troubles his soul”

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Proverbs 21 with commentary

Word-by-Word Analysis

#	Original	Strong's	English	Definition
1	שֹׁמֵ֖ר	H8104	Whoso keepeth	properly, to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e., guard; generally, to protect, attend to, 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	וּלְשׁוֹנ֑וֹ	H3956	and his tongue	the tongue (of man or animals), used literally (as the instrument of licking, eating, or speech), and figuratively (speech, an ingot, a fork of flame,
4	שֹׁמֵ֖ר	H8104	Whoso keepeth	properly, to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e., guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc
5	מִצָּר֣וֹת	H6869	from troubles	transitively, a female rival
6	נַפְשֽׁוֹ׃	H5315	his soul	properly, a breathing creature, i.e., animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or ment

Proverbs 21:23 (current)Whoso keepeth his mouth and his tongue Whoso keepeth from troubles his soul