Ecclesiastes 7:21
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
Do not pay attention to every word that is spoken, or you may hear your servant cursing you.

Young's Literal Translation
Also to all the words that they speak give not thy heart, that thou hear not thy servant reviling thee.

King James Bible
Also take no heed unto all words that are spoken; lest thou hear thy servant curse thee:

Hebrew
Do not
אַל־ (’al-)
Adverb
Strong's 408: Not

pay
תִּתֵּ֖ן (tit·tên)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular
Strong's 5414: To give, put, set

attention
לִבֶּ֑ךָ (lib·be·ḵā)
Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular
Strong's 3820: The heart, the feelings, the will, the intellect, centre

to every
לְכָל־ (lə·ḵāl)
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every

word
הַדְּבָרִים֙ (had·də·ḇā·rîm)
Article | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 1697: A word, a matter, thing, a cause

that is spoken,
יְדַבֵּ֔רוּ (yə·ḏab·bê·rū)
Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's 1696: To arrange, to speak, to subdue

or
אֲשֶׁ֣ר (’ă·šer)
Pronoun - relative
Strong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that

you may hear
תִשְׁמַ֥ע (ṯiš·ma‘)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular
Strong's 8085: To hear intelligently

your servant
עַבְדְּךָ֖ (‘aḇ·də·ḵā)
Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular
Strong's 5650: Slave, servant

cursing you.
מְקַלְלֶֽךָ׃ (mə·qal·le·ḵā)
Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular
Strong's 7043: To be slight, swift or trifling

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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