KJV: Whoso keepeth his mouth and his tongue keepeth his soul from troubles.
YLT: Whoso is keeping his mouth and his tongue, Is keeping from adversities his soul.
Darby: Whoso keepeth his mouth and his tongue keepeth his soul from troubles.
ASV: Whoso keepeth his mouth and his tongue Keepeth his soul from troubles.
שֹׁמֵ֣ר | Whoever guards |
Parse: Verb, Qal, Participle, masculine singular Root: שָׁמַר Sense: to keep, guard, observe, give heed. |
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פִּ֭יו | his mouth |
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, third person masculine singular Root: פֶּה Sense: mouth. |
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וּלְשׁוֹנ֑וֹ | and tongue |
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, common singular construct, third person masculine singular Root: לָשֹׁון Sense: tongue. |
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שֹׁמֵ֖ר | Keeps |
Parse: Verb, Qal, Participle, masculine singular Root: שָׁמַר Sense: to keep, guard, observe, give heed. |
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מִצָּר֣וֹת | from troubles |
Parse: Preposition-m, Noun, feminine plural Root: צָרָה Sense: straits, distress, trouble. |
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נַפְשֽׁוֹ | his soul |
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct, third person masculine singular Root: נֶפֶשׁ Sense: soul, self, life, creature, person, appetite, mind, living being, desire, emotion, passion. |