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Proverbs 3:21 Interlinear

“My son let not them depart from thine eyes keep sound wisdom and discretion”

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Proverbs 3 with commentary

Word-by-Word Analysis

#	Original	Strong's	English	Definition
1	בְּ֭נִי	H1121	My son	a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or
2	אַל	H408		not (the qualified negation, used as a deprecative); once (job 24:25) as a noun, nothing
3	יָלֻ֣זוּ	H3868	let not them depart	to turn aside , i.e., (literally) to depart, (figuratively) be perverse
4	מֵעֵינֶ֑יךָ	H5869	from thine eyes	an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)
5	נְצֹ֥ר	H5341	keep	to guard, in a good sense (to protect, maintain, obey, etc.) or a bad one (to conceal, etc.)
6	תֻּ֝שִׁיָּ֗ה	H8454	sound wisdom	support or (by implication) ability, i.e., (direct) help, (in purpose) an undertaking, (intellectual) understanding
7	וּמְזִמָּֽה׃	H4209	and discretion	a plan, usually evil (machination), sometimes good (sagacity)

Proverbs 3:21 (current)My son let not them depart from thine eyes keep sound wisdom and discretion