KJV: Keep thy tongue from evil, and thy lips from speaking guile.
YLT: Keep thy tongue from evil, And thy lips from speaking deceit.
Darby: Keep thy tongue from evil, and thy lips from speaking guile;
ASV: Keep thy tongue from evil, And thy lips from speaking guile.
| נְצֹ֣ר | Keep |
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Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperative, masculine singular Root: נְצוּרִים Sense: to guard, watch, watch over, keep. |
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| לְשׁוֹנְךָ֣ | your tongue |
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Parse: Noun, common singular construct, second person masculine singular Root: לָשֹׁון Sense: tongue. |
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| מֵרָ֑ע | from evil |
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Parse: Preposition-m, Adjective, masculine singular Root: רַע Sense: bad, evil. |
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| וּ֝שְׂפָתֶ֗יךָ | and your lips |
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Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, fdc, second person masculine singular Root: שָׂפָה Sense: lip, language, speech, shore, bank, brink, brim, side, edge, border, binding. |
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| מִדַּבֵּ֥ר | from speaking |
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Parse: Preposition-m, Verb, Piel, Infinitive construct Root: דָּבַר Sense: to speak, declare, converse, command, promise, warn, threaten, sing. |
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| מִרְמָֽה | deceit |
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Parse: Noun, feminine singular Root: מִרְמָה Sense: deceit, treachery. |
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