❝ oh, you POOR thing -- ❞ what
a contrast the pair are, a maiden of
white & a little girl dressed head to toe
as if she is about TO ATTEND a funeral.
a sympathetic look is passed to lydia.
Those who guard their lips preserve their lives, but those who speak rashly will come to ruin. [New International Version]
He that keeps his own mouth keeps his own life: but he that is hasty with his lips shall bring terror upon himself. [Brenton Septuagint Translation]
Those who are very careful about what they say will live a long life; those who talk too much without thinking will ruin themselves. [Translation for Translators]
He that keepeth his mouth, keepeth his soul; but he that is unwary to speak, shall feel evils. (He who guardeth his mouth, keepeth his soul safe; but he who is careless when he speaketh, shall experience evil.) [Wycliffe Bible]
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guard: natsar 5341 (Hebrew) watch, keep, preserve, maintain; intentional, conscious vigilance against attackers; active, steadfast, comprehensive protection of what is valued; continual stewarship to achieve the moral endurance yielding flourishing life and protection from folly.
preserve: shamar 8104 (Hebrew) be circumspect, hedge about, ward off danger; obedient loyalty to revealed instruction; interior faithfulness, moral discipline, mental attentiveness and spiritual vigilance are linked together by this term. Equally, divine faithfulness and human responsibility are a reciprocal, and inseparable, pair.
opens wide: pasaq 6589 (Hebrew) from spread, separate, cleave, split; become licentious. The idea of gaping or flinging open, whether of the mouth in reckless speech or of the body in sexual abandon, stressing an excessive, unguarded openness that rejects boundaries and invites destruction. Unrestrained lips disrupt social order, jeopardize honor, and expose one to legal peril.
destruction: mechittah 4288 (Hebrew) consternation, terror, dismay, dissolution; a catastrophic collapse or paralyzing dread experienced by an individual, a city, a region, or an entire nation brought about ultimately by their own rebellion, folly, and injustice, having forsaken the sure refuge of righteousness. No external invader is needed, for their own conduct ushers in ruin.
Those who guard their lips preserve their lives, but those who speak rashly will come to ruin. [New International Version]
He that keeps his own mouth keeps his own life: but he that is hasty with his lips shall bring terror upon himself. [Brenton Septuagint Translation]
Those who are very careful about what they say will live a long life; those who talk too much without thinking will ruin themselves. [Translation for Translators]
He that keepeth his mouth, keepeth his soul; but he that is unwary to speak, shall feel evils. (He who guardeth his mouth, keepeth his soul safe; but he who is careless when he speaketh, shall experience evil.) [Wycliffe Bible]