Proverbs 5:2 Go deeper

That thou mayest regard discretion, and that thy lips may keep knowledge. (KJV)

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לִשְׁמֹ֥רlish.Morto preserve

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

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)

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 5:2 word 1

מְזִמּ֑וֹתme.zi.Motdiscretion

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

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Absolute (HNcfpa)

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 5:2 word 2

וְ֝דַ֗עַתve.Da.'atand knowledge

Lemma: דַּ֫עַת (da.at) · Strong's: H1847

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

Meaning: knowledge

Used 92 times. Also: Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:17, Exodus 31:3, Exodus 35:31, Numbers 24:16, Deuteronomy 4:42 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1847; TAHOT Proverbs 5:2 word 3

שְׂפָתֶ֥יךָse.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 5:2 word 4

יִנְצֹֽרוּ\׃yin.Tzo.ruthey will observe

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

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqi3mp)

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 5:2 word 5

How the BSB renders it

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

that you may maintain	→	שָׁמַר H8104H to keep: guard
discretion	→	מְזִמָּה H4209 plot
and your lips	→	שָׂפָה H8193G lips
may preserve	→	נָצַר H5341 to watch
knowledge	→	דַּ֫עַת H1847 knowledge

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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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