Proverbs 21:23
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NASB ©HebrewTransliterationStrong'sDefinitionOrigin
He who guardsשֹׁמֵ֣רsho·mer8104to keep, watch, preservea prim. root
his mouthפִּ֭יוpiv6310moutha prim. root
and his tongue,וּלְשֹׁונֹ֑וu·le·sho·v·nov;3956tonguefrom an unused word
Guardsשֹׁמֵ֖רsho·mer8104to keep, watch, preservea prim. root
his soulנַפְשֹֽׁו׃naf·shov.5315a soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion from an unused word
from troubles.מִצָּרֹ֣ותmi·tza·ro·vt6869astraits, distressfem. of tsar
KJV Lexicon
Whoso keepeth
shamar  (shaw-mar')
to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e. guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc.
his mouth
peh  (peh)
the mouth (as the means of blowing), whether literal or figurative (particularly speech); specifically edge, portion or side; adverbially (with preposition) according to
and his tongue
lashown  (law-shone')
the tongue (of man or animals), used literally (as the instrument of licking, eating, or speech), and figuratively (speech, an ingot, a fork of flame, a cove of water)
keepeth
shamar  (shaw-mar')
to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e. guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc.
his soul
nephesh  (neh'-fesh)
a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental)
from troubles
tsarah  (tsaw-raw')
tightness (i.e. figuratively, trouble); transitively, a female rival -- adversary, adversity, affliction, anguish, distress, tribulation, trouble.
New American Standard (©1995)
He who guards his mouth and his tongue, Guards his soul from troubles.

King James Bible
Whoso keepeth his mouth and his tongue keepeth his soul from troubles.

American King James Version
Whoever keeps his mouth and his tongue keeps his soul from troubles.

American Standard Version
Whoso keepeth his mouth and his tongue Keepeth his soul from troubles.

Darby Bible Translation
Whoso keepeth his mouth and his tongue keepeth his soul from troubles.

English Revised Version
Whoso keepeth his mouth and his tongue keepeth his soul from troubles.

Webster's Bible Translation
Whoever keepeth his mouth and his tongue keepeth his soul from troubles.

World English Bible
Whoever guards his mouth and his tongue keeps his soul from troubles.

Young's Literal Translation
Whoso is keeping his mouth and his tongue, Is keeping from adversities his soul.

משלי 21:23 Hebrew OT: Westminster Leningrad Codex
שֹׁמֵ֣ר פִּ֭יו וּלְשֹׁונֹ֑ו שֹׁמֵ֖ר מִצָּרֹ֣ות נַפְשֹֽׁו׃

משלי 21:23 Hebrew OT: WLC (Consonants Only)
שמר פיו ולשונו שמר מצרות נפשו׃

משלי 21:23 Paleo-Hebrew OT: WLC (Font Required)
שמר פיו ולשונו שמר מצרות נפשו׃

משלי 21:23 Hebrew Bible
שמר פיו ולשונו שמר מצרות נפשו׃

Latin: Biblia Sacra Vulgata
qui custodit os suum et linguam suam custodit ab angustiis animam suam

Adversities Calamity Guards Keepeth Keeping Keeps Mouth Soul Tongue Trouble Troubles Watch

Adversities Calamity Guards Keepeth Keeping Keeps Mouth Soul Tongue Trouble Troubles Watch

Adversities Calamity Guards Keepeth Keeping Keeps Mouth Soul Tongue Trouble Troubles Watch

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