Proverbs 3:21 Go deeper

My son, let not them depart from thine eyes: keep sound wisdom and discretion: (KJV)

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בְּ֭נִיBe.niO son my

Lemma: בֵּן (ben) · Strong's: H1121A

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

Meaning: son: child

Used 3039 times. Also: Genesis 3:16, Genesis 4:17, Genesis 4:25, Genesis 4:26, Genesis 5:4, Genesis 5:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1121A; TAHOT Proverbs 3:21 word 1

אַל\־'al-may not

Lemma: אַל (al) · Strong's: H0408

Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)

Meaning: not

Used 723 times. Also: Genesis 13:8, Genesis 15:1, Genesis 18:3, Genesis 18:30, Genesis 18:32, Genesis 19:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0408; TAHOT Proverbs 3:21 word 2

יָלֻ֣זוּya.Lu.zuthey depart

Lemma: לוּז (luz) · Strong's: H3868

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Jussive) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqj3mp)

Meaning: be devious

Used 6 times. Also: Proverbs 2:15, Proverbs 3:32, Proverbs 4:21, Proverbs 14:2, Isaiah 30:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3868; TAHOT Proverbs 3:21 word 3

מֵעֵינֶ֑יךָme.'ei.Nei.khafrom eyes your

Lemma: עַ֫יִן (a.yin) · Strong's: H5869H

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

Meaning: eye: seeing

Used 208 times. Also: Genesis 16:4, Genesis 16:5, Genesis 18:3, Genesis 19:19, Genesis 23:11, Genesis 30:27 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5869H; TAHOT Proverbs 3:21 word 4

נְצֹ֥רne.Tzorkeep

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

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperative (hence Tense · Imperative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqv2ms)

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 3:21 word 5

תֻּ֝שִׁיָּ֗הtu.shi.Yahsound wisdom

Lemma: תּוּשִׁיָּה (tu.shiy.yah) · Strong's: H8454

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

Meaning: wisdom

Used 11 times. Also: Job 5:12, Job 6:13, Job 11:6, Job 12:16, Job 26:3, Proverbs 2:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8454; TAHOT Proverbs 3:21 word 6

וּמְזִמָּֽה\׃u.me.zi.Mahand discretion

Lemma: מְזִמָּה (me.zim.mah) · Strong's: H4209

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

Meaning: plot

Used 19 times. Also: Job 21:27, Job 42:2, Psalms 10:2, Psalms 10:4, Psalms 21:11, Psalms 37:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4209; TAHOT Proverbs 3:21 word 7

How the BSB renders it

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

My son	→	בֵּן H1121A son: child
do not	→	אַל H0408 not
lose	→	לוּז H3868 be devious
sight of this	→	עַ֫יִן H5869H eye: seeing
Preserve	→	נָצַר H5341 to watch
sound judgment	→	תּוּשִׁיָּה H8454 wisdom
and discernment	→	מְזִמָּה H4209 plot

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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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