Proverbs 22:18 Go deeper

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

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כִּֽי\־ki-for

Lemma: כִּי (ki) · Strong's: H3588A

Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)

Meaning: for

Used 4335 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3588A; TAHOT Proverbs 22:18 word 1

נָ֭עִיםNa.'im[will be] pleasant

Lemma: נָעִים (na.im) · Strong's: H5273A

Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HAamsa)

Meaning: pleasant

Used 11 times. Also: 2 Samuel 1:23, Job 36:11, Psalms 16:6, Psalms 16:11, Psalms 133:1, Psalms 135:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5273A; TAHOT Proverbs 22:18 word 2

כִּֽי\־ki-that

Lemma: כִּי (ki) · Strong's: H3588A

Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)

Meaning: for

Used 4335 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3588A; TAHOT Proverbs 22:18 word 3

תִשְׁמְרֵ֣םtish.me.Remyou will keep them

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

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqi2ms)

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 22:18 word 4

בְּבִטְנֶ֑ךָbe.vit.Ne.khain belly your

Lemma: בֶּ֫טֶן (be.ten) · Strong's: H0990J

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

Meaning: belly: body

Used 9 times. Also: Numbers 5:21, Job 32:18, Psalms 31:9, Psalms 132:11, Proverbs 18:8, Proverbs 26:22 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0990J; TAHOT Proverbs 22:18 word 5

יִכֹּ֥נוּyi.Ko.nuthey will be prepared

Lemma: כּוּן (kun) · Strong's: H3559A

Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVNi3mp)

Meaning: to establish: prepare

Used 87 times. Also: Genesis 43:16, Genesis 43:25, Exodus 16:5, Exodus 19:11, Exodus 19:15, Exodus 23:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3559A; TAHOT Proverbs 22:18 word 6

יַ֝חְדָּ֗וyach.Davtogether

Lemma: יָחְדָּו (yach.dav) · Strong's: H3162B

Parsing: Adverb (HD)

Meaning: together

Used 97 times. Also: Genesis 13:6, Genesis 22:6, Genesis 22:8, Genesis 22:19, Genesis 36:7, Exodus 19:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3162B; TAHOT Proverbs 22:18 word 7

עַל\־'al-on

Lemma: עַל (al) · Strong's: H5921A

Parsing: Preposition (HR)

Meaning: upon

Used 5756 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5921A; TAHOT Proverbs 22:18 word 8

שְׂפָתֶֽיךָ\׃se.fa.Tei.khalips your

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 22:18 word 9

How the BSB renders it

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

for	→	כִּי H3588A for
it is pleasing	→	נָעִים H5273A pleasant
when	→	כִּי H3588A for
you keep them	→	שָׁמַר H8104H to keep: guard
within you	→	בֶּ֫טֶן H0990J belly: body
. . .	→	כּוּן H3559A to establish: prepare
and they are constantly	→	יָחְדָּו H3162B together
on	→	עַל H5921A upon
your lips	→	שָׂפָה H8193G lips

King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source

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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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