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Whoever guardsשֹׁמֵרhis mouthפִּיוand his tongueוּלְשׁוֹנוֹguardsשֹׁמֵרhis soulנַפְשׁוֹfrom troubles.מִצָּרוֹת
Proverbs 21:23
Study it in the app“Whoever guards his mouth and his tongue guards his soul from troubles.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Proverbs 21:23, word by word
- Whoever guardsשֹׁמֵרshomer
guard
To watch over, protect from all harm.
Where else “shomer” appears- his mouthפִּיpi
mouth
The part of the face with which one speaks, eats and kisses.
Where else “pi” appears- and his tongueלְשׁוֹנleshon
tongue
The organ in the mouth used to taste and speak; hence, what one says.
Where else “leshon” appears- his soulנַפְשׁnafsh
soul
A person's innermost self: what they feel and desire.
Where else “nafsh” appears- from troublesצָּרוֹתtsarot
distress
A time of hardship or danger.
Where else “tsarot” appears
The context
22A wise man scales the city of warriors, and brings down the strength in which it trusted.
23 · This verse (above)
24Insolent, arrogant, “scoffer” is his name, who acts with the fury of insolence.