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Proverbs 13:3

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Masoretic Text 1524

H5341 He that keepeth נצר

H6310 his mouth פיו

H8104 שׁמר

H5315 his life נפשׁו

H6589 but he that openeth wide פשׂק

H8193 his lips שׂפתיו

H4288 shall have destruction מחתה׃

King James Bible (Oxford 1769)

that

H5341 keepeth

his

H6310 mouth

H5341 keepeth

his

H5315 life

but

that

openeth

H6589 wide

his

H8193 lips

shall

have

H4288 destruction

Hebrew-English Dictionary

Strongs: H8104

Hebrew: שָׁמַר

Transliteration: shâmar

Pronunciation: shaw-mar'

Part of Speech: Verb

Bible Usage: {beware} be {circumspect} take heed (to {self}) keep ({-er} {self}) {mark} look {narrowly} {observe} {preserve} {regard} {reserve} save ({self}) {sure} (that lay) wait ({for}) watch (-man).

Definition:

properly to hedge about (as with {thorns}) that {is} guard; generally to {protect} attend {to} etc.

1. to keep, guard, observe, give heed

a. (Qal)

1. to keep, have charge of

2. to keep, guard, keep watch and ward, protect, save life 1a

b. watch, watchman (participle)

1. to watch for, wait for

2. to watch, observe

3. to keep, retain, treasure up (in memory)

4. to keep (within bounds), restrain

5. to observe, celebrate, keep (sabbath or covenant or commands), perform (vow)

6. to keep, preserve, protect

7. to keep, reserve

c. (Niphal)

1. to be on one's guard, take heed, take care, beware

2. to keep oneself, refrain, abstain

3. to be kept, be guarded

d. (Piel) to keep, pay heed

e. (Hithpael) to keep oneself from

The Brown-Driver-Briggs
Hebrew-English Lexicon (BDB) 1906