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כִּֽי נָ֭עִים כִּֽי תִשְׁמְרֵ֣םplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigExamples שָׁמַר Meaning: * To guard * To protect * To keep * To observe * To attend The verb שמר occurs about 470 times in the Old Testament. Central in covenant language. God “keeps” His covenant promises, and His people are called to Deuteronomy 7:9Psalm 121:7Deuteronomy 7:11Psalm 127:1Luke 2:19 בְּבִטְנֶ֑ךָ יִכֹּ֥נוּplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigכּוּן Meaning * To be firm * Establish * Prepare * Set Verb. Occurs about 200 times in the Old Testament. Meanings by Stem Qal Stem (basic form) To be firm, stable, fixed, established. Describes something that stands securely or endures.Psalm 93:2Psalm 103:19Proverbs 16:9Psalm 96:102 Samuel 7:16Proverbs 16:3Luke 22:321 Peter 5:101 Corinthians 1:8Hebrews 2:3Colossians 1:23Matthew 25:34 יַ֝חְדָּ֗ו עַל שְׂפָתֶֽיךָ |
| ESV |
for it will be pleasant if you keep them within you, if all of them are ready on your lips.
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| NIV |
for it is pleasing when you keep them in your heart and have all of them ready on your lips.
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| NLT |
For it is good to keep these sayings in your heart and always ready on your lips.
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| LXX |
καὶplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigκαί greek Meaning * And * Also * Both * Even * Too * So Is a conjunction that connects single words or terms or sentences. IT is most frequently translated as “and” ἐὰν ἐμβάλῃς αὐτοὺςplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigαὐτός greek Meaning * He, she, it * Himself, herself, itself * Same Personal pronoun (reflexive). Occurs more than 5,000 times in the New Testament. Core uses Function English Equivalent Typical Translation Example (Greek) Example (English) εἰς τὴνplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigὁ greek The definite article καρδίαν σου εὐφρανοῦσίν σε ἅμα ἐπὶ σοῖς χείλεσιν |
| KJV |
For it is a pleasant thing if thou keep them within thee; they shall withal be fitted in thy lips.
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Proverbs 22:17 ← Proverbs 22:18 → Proverbs 22:19
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