Proverbs 13:3 Go deeper

He that keepeth his mouth keepeth his life: but he that openeth wide his lips shall have destruction. (KJV)

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נֹצֵ֣רno.Tzer[one who] guards

Lemma: נָצַר (na.tsar) · Strong's: H5341

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVqrmsa)

Meaning: to watch

Used 61 times. Also: Exodus 34:7, Deuteronomy 32:10, Deuteronomy 33:9, 2 Kings 17:9, 2 Kings 18:8, Job 7:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5341; TAHOT Proverbs 13:3 word 1

פִּ֭יוpivmouth his

Lemma: פֶּה (peh) · Strong's: H6310G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: lip

Used 324 times. Also: Genesis 4:11, Genesis 8:11, Genesis 24:57, Genesis 25:28, Genesis 29:2, Genesis 29:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6310G; TAHOT Proverbs 13:3 word 2

שֹׁמֵ֣רsho.Mer[is] protecting

Lemma: שָׁמַר (sha.mar) · Strong's: H8104H

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVqrmsa)

Meaning: to keep: guard

Used 160 times. Also: Genesis 2:15, Genesis 3:24, Genesis 4:9, Genesis 28:15, Genesis 28:20, Genesis 30:31 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8104H; TAHOT Proverbs 13:3 word 3

נַפְשׁ֑וֹnaf.Sholife his

Lemma: נֶ֫פֶשׁ (ne.phesh) · Strong's: H5315H

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)

Meaning: soul: life

Used 206 times. Also: Genesis 1:30, Genesis 9:4, Genesis 9:5, Genesis 12:13, Genesis 19:17, Genesis 19:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5315H; TAHOT Proverbs 13:3 word 4

פֹּשֵׂ֥קpo.Sek[one who] opens

Lemma: פָּשַׂק (pa.saq) · Strong's: H6589

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVqrmsa)

Meaning: to open

Used 2 times. Also: Ezekiel 16:25 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6589; TAHOT Proverbs 13:3 word 5

שְׂ֝פָתָ֗יוSe.fa.Tavlips his

Lemma: שָׂפָה (sa.phah) · Strong's: H8193G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Dual · Construct (HNcfdc)

Meaning: lips

Used 100 times. Also: Exodus 6:12, Exodus 6:30, Leviticus 5:4, Numbers 30:6, Numbers 30:8, Numbers 30:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8193G; TAHOT Proverbs 13:3 word 6

מְחִתָּה\־me.chi.tah-ruin

Lemma: מְחִתָּה (me.chit.tah) · Strong's: H4288

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: terror

Used 11 times. Also: Psalms 89:40, Proverbs 10:14, Proverbs 10:15, Proverbs 10:29, Proverbs 14:28, Proverbs 18:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4288; TAHOT Proverbs 13:3 word 7

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

He who guards	→	נָצַר H5341 to watch
his mouth	→	פֶּה H6310G lip
protects	→	שָׁמַר H8104H to keep: guard
his life	→	נֶ֫פֶשׁ H5315H soul: life
[but] the one who opens	→	פָּשַׂק H6589 to open
his lips	→	שָׂפָה H8193G lips
invites his own ruin	→	מְחִתָּה H4288 terror

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Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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