Proverbs
Proverbs 1:10–11
10My son, if sinners entice you,
do not yield to them.
11If they say, “Come along, let us lie in wait for blood,
let us ambush the innocent without cause,
Word by word
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Proverbs 1:10
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| My son | בְּנִ֡י | bə·nî | Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular | H1121 son |
| if | אִם־ | ’im- | Conjunction | H518 if |
| sinners | חַ֝טָּאִ֗ים | ḥaṭ·ṭā·’îm | Adjective - masculine plural | H2400 sinful |
| entice you | יְפַתּ֥וּךָ | yə·p̄at·tū·ḵā | Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine plural; second person masculine singular | H6601 be spacious, wide, open |
| do not | אַל־ | ’al- | Adverb | H408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . . |
| yield | תֹּבֵֽא׃ | tō·ḇê | Verb - Qal - Imperfect Jussive - second person masculine singular | H14 be willing, consent |
Proverbs 1:11
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| If | אִם־ | ’im- | Conjunction | H518 if |
| they say | יֹאמְרוּ֮ | yō·mə·rū | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | H559 utter, say |
| Come | לְכָ֪ה | lə·ḵāh | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular; third person feminine singular | H1980 go, come, walk |
| along | אִ֫תָּ֥נוּ | ’it·tā·nū | Preposition; first person common plural | H854 with |
| let us lie in wait | נֶאֶרְבָ֥ה | ne·’er·ḇāh | Verb - Qal - Imperfect Cohortative - first person common plural | H693 lie in wait |
| for blood | לְדָ֑ם | lə·ḏām | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular | H1818 blood |
| let us ambush | נִצְפְּנָ֖ה | niṣ·pə·nāh | Verb - Qal - Imperfect Cohortative - first person common plural | H6845 hide, treasure up |
| the innocent | לְנָקִ֣י | lə·nā·qî | Preposition-l; Adjective - masculine singular | H5355 clean, free from, exempt |
| without cause | חִנָּֽם׃ | ḥin·nām | Adverb | H2600 out of favour |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Proverbs 1:10 Ephesians 5:11 · Proverbs 16:29 · Psalm 1:1 · Proverbs 13:20 · Deuteronomy 13:8 · Romans 16:18 · Proverbs 7:21–23 · Psalm 50:18 · Proverbs 20:19
Proverbs 1:11 Proverbs 1:18 · Proverbs 12:6 · Jeremiah 5:26 · Acts 25:3 · Jeremiah 18:18–20
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.