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לִשְׁמֹ֥רplugin-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 מְזִמּ֑וֹת וְ֝דַ֗עַת שְׂפָתֶ֥יךָ יִנְצֹֽרוּ |
| ESV |
that you may keep discretion, and your lips may guard knowledge.
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| NIV |
that you may maintain discretion and your lips may preserve knowledge.
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| NLT |
Then you will show discernment, and your lips will express what you've learned.
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| LXX |
ἵνα φυλάξῃς ἔννοιαν ἀγαθήν αἴσθησιν δὲplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigδέ greek δέ is a conjunction that can mean “but” or “and” or “also” or “moreover”. It is a word that is used very frequently in the New Testament, and is often unexpressed and not translated in English. ἐμῶν χειλέων ἐντέλλομαί σοι |
| KJV |
That thou mayest regard discretion, and that thy lips may keep knowledge.
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