Proverbs 4:23 Go deeper

Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life. (KJV)

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מִֽכָּל\־mi.kolmore than all

Lemma: כֹּל (kol) · Strong's: H3605

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

Meaning: all

Used 5410 times. Also: Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25, Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3605; TAHOT Proverbs 4:23 word 1

מִ֭שְׁמָרMish.morguarding

Lemma: מִשְׁמָר (mish.mar) · Strong's: H4929

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: custody

Used 22 times. Also: Genesis 40:3, Genesis 40:4, Genesis 40:7, Genesis 41:10, Genesis 42:17, Genesis 42:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4929; TAHOT Proverbs 4:23 word 2

נְצֹ֣רne.Tzorguard

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 4:23 word 3

לִבֶּ֑ךָli.Be.khaheart your

Lemma: לֵב (lev) · Strong's: H3820A

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

Meaning: heart

Used 593 times. Also: Genesis 6:5, Genesis 6:6, Genesis 8:21, Genesis 17:17, Genesis 18:5, Genesis 24:45 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3820A; TAHOT Proverbs 4:23 word 4

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 4:23 word 5

מִ֝מֶּ֗נּוּmi.Me.nu[are] from it

Lemma: מִן־ (min) · Strong's: H4480A

Parsing: Preposition (HR)

Meaning: from

Used 1184 times. Also: Genesis 2:6, Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4480A; TAHOT Proverbs 4:23 word 6

תּוֹצְא֥וֹתtotz.'ot[the] sources of

Lemma: תּוֹצָאָה (to.tsa.ah) · Strong's: H8444

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Construct (HNcfpc)

Meaning: outgoing

Used 21 times. Also: Numbers 34:4, Numbers 34:5, Numbers 34:8, Numbers 34:9, Numbers 34:12, Joshua 15:4 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8444; TAHOT Proverbs 4:23 word 7

חַיִּֽים\׃chai.Yimlife

Lemma: חַיִּים (chay.yim) · Strong's: H2416E

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)

Meaning: life

Used 143 times. Also: Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 3:14, Genesis 3:17, Genesis 3:22, Genesis 3:24 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2416E; TAHOT Proverbs 4:23 word 8

How the BSB renders it

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

Guard	→	נָצַר H5341 to watch
your heart	→	לֵב H3820A heart
with all	→	כֹּל H3605 all
diligence	→	מִשְׁמָר H4929 custody
for	→	כִּי H3588A for
from it	→	מִן־ H4480A from
flow	→	תּוֹצָאָה H8444 outgoing
springs of life	→	חַיִּים H2416E life

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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