Proverbs 4:24 Go deeper

Put away from thee a froward mouth, and perverse lips put far from thee. (KJV)

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הָסֵ֣רha.Serremove

Lemma: סוּר (sur) · Strong's: H5493G

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Imperative (hence Tense · Imperative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVhv2ms)

Meaning: to turn aside: remove

Used 147 times. Also: Genesis 8:13, Genesis 30:32, Genesis 30:35, Genesis 35:2, Genesis 38:14, Genesis 38:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5493G; TAHOT Proverbs 4:24 word 1

מִ֭מְּךָMi.me.khafrom yourself

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 4:24 word 2

עִקְּשׁ֣וּת'i.ke.Shutcrookedness of

Lemma: עִקְּשׁוּת (iq.q.shut) · Strong's: H6143

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

Meaning: crookedness

Used 2 times. Also: Proverbs 6:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6143; TAHOT Proverbs 4:24 word 3

פֶּ֑הPehmouth

Lemma: פֶּה (peh) · Strong's: H6310I

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

Meaning: lip: word

Used 83 times. Also: Genesis 41:40, Genesis 45:21, Exodus 4:10, Exodus 17:1, Exodus 38:21, Leviticus 24:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6310I; TAHOT Proverbs 4:24 word 4

וּלְז֥וּתu.le.Zutand deviousness of

Lemma: לָזוּת (le.zut) · Strong's: H3891

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

Meaning: perversity

Used 1 time. All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3891; TAHOT Proverbs 4:24 word 5

שְׂ֝פָתַ֗יִםSe.fa.Ta.yimlips

Lemma: שָׂפָה (sa.phah) · Strong's: H8193H

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Dual · Absolute (HNcfda)

Meaning: lip: words

Used 22 times. Also: Genesis 11:7, 2 Kings 18:20, Job 11:2, Job 12:20, Proverbs 7:21, Proverbs 10:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8193H; TAHOT Proverbs 4:24 word 6

הַרְחֵ֥קhar.Chekput far away

Lemma: רָחַק (ra.chaq) · Strong's: H7368

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Imperative (hence Tense · Imperative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVhv2ms)

Meaning: to remove

Used 57 times. Also: Genesis 21:16, Genesis 44:4, Exodus 8:28, Exodus 23:7, Exodus 33:7, Deuteronomy 12:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7368; TAHOT Proverbs 4:24 word 7

מִמֶּֽךָּ\׃mi.Me.kafrom yourself

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 4:24 word 8

How the BSB renders it

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

Put	→	סוּר H5493G to turn aside: remove
away	→	מִן־ H4480A from
deception	→	עִקְּשׁוּת H6143 crookedness
from your mouth	→	פֶּה H6310I lip: word
keep	→	רָחַק H7368 to remove
. . .	→	מִן־ H4480A from
your lips	→	שָׂפָה H8193H lip: words
from perverse speech	→	לָזוּת H3891 perversity

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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