| 23. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Proverbs 21:23:1 ⧉שֹׁמֵ֣רshomerone who guards Proverbs 21:23:2 ⧉פִּ֭יוpiwhis mouth Proverbs 21:23:3 ⧉וּלְשׁוֹנ֑וֹuleshonoand his tongue Proverbs 21:23:4 ⧉שֹׁמֵ֖רshomerguards Proverbs 21:23:5 ⧉מִצָּר֣וֹתmitsarotfrom troubles Proverbs 21:23:6 ⧉נַפְשֽׁוֹ׃nafshohis life |
| 23. Formal Translation Whoever guards his mouth and his tongue, guards his soul from troubles. |
| 23. Dynamic Translation Whoever keeps watch over what he says and how he speaks preserves his soul from trouble. |