Bible Verse Dictionary
Proverbs 13:3 - Lips
| Verse | Strongs No. | Hebrew | |
|---|---|---|---|
| He that keepeth | H5341 | נָצַר |
[Verb] to {guard} in a good sense (to {protect} maintain: {obey} etc.) or a bad one (to {conceal} etc.) |
| his mouth | H6310 | פֶּה |
[Noun Masculine] the mouth (as the means of {blowing }) whether literally or figuratively (particularly speech); specifically {edge} portion or side; adverbially (with preposition) according to |
| keepeth | H5341 | נָצַר |
[Verb] to {guard} in a good sense (to {protect} maintain: {obey} etc.) or a bad one (to {conceal} etc.) |
| his life | H5315 | נֶפֶשׁ |
[Noun Feminine] properly a breathing {creature} that {is} animal or (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a {literal} accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental) |
| but he that openeth wide | H6589 | פָּשַׂק |
[Verb] to dispart (the feet or {lips}) that {is} become licentious |
| his lips | H8193 | שָׂפָה |
[Noun Feminine] Probably from H5595 or H8192 through the idea of termination (compare H5490); the lip (as a natural boundary); by implication language; by analogy a margin (of a {vessel} {water} {cloth} etc.) |
| shall have destruction | H4288 | מְחִתָּה |
[Noun Feminine] properly a dissolution; concretely a {ruin} or (abstractly) consternation |
Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.