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Proverbs 13:3

He who guards his mouth preserves his life (his soul),
but for him who spreads his lips (talks widely and broadly) comes destruction (ruin, devastation, terror). [Prov 10:14, 19; 18:21]
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Hebrew Masoretic text (MA), Read from right to left

נֹצֵר   פִּיו   שֹׁמֵר   נַפְשׁוֹ   פֹּשֵׂק   שְׂפָתָיו   מְחִתָּה   לוֹ  

Greek Septuagint (LXX), Read from left to right

ὃς φυλάσσει τὸ ἑαυτοῦ στόμα τηρεῖ τὴν ἑαυτοῦ ψυχήν ὁ δὲ προπετὴς χείλεσιν πτοήσει ἑαυτόν

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Strongs nr Hebrew English Grammar Code
H5341
 נֹצֵ֣ר (nótzer)
 to watch
Verb Verb
qal participle active ♂ sing. qal participle active masculine singular

Vqrmsa
H6310
H9023
 פִּ֭י (pi)
ו (v)
 lip
his
Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. gen. masculine och feminine singular Construct state

Suffix Suffix
pron. 3p ♂ sing. Pronominal third person masculine singular

Ncbsc
Sp3ms
H8104
 שֹׁמֵ֣ר (shómer)
 to keep
Verb Verb
qal participle active ♂ sing. qal participle active masculine singular

Vqrmsa
H5315
H9023
 נַפְשׁ֑ (nafesh)
וֹ (vó)
 soul
his
Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. gen. masculine och feminine singular Construct state

Suffix Suffix
pron. 3p ♂ sing. Pronominal third person masculine singular

Ncbsc
Sp3ms
H6589
 פֹּשֵׂ֥ק (pósheq)
 to open
Verb Verb
qal participle active ♂ sing. qal participle active masculine singular

Vqrmsa
H8193
H9023
 שְׂ֝פָתָ֗י (sefataj)
ו (v)
 lip
his
Noun Noun
♀ dual (couple) gen. feminine dual (2/a couple) Construct state

Suffix Suffix
pron. 3p ♂ sing. Pronominal third person masculine singular

Ncfdc
Sp3ms
H4288
H9014
 מְחִתָּה (mechitah-)
־
terror
link
Noun Noun
♀ sing. feminine singular Absolute state

 Ncfsa
H9005
H9033
H9016
 לֽ (l)
וֹ (vó)
׃
to
him
verseEnd
Prep. Preposition

Suffix Suffix
pron. 3p ♂ sing. Pronominal third person masculine singular

R
Sp3ms

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