Proverbs
Proverbs 1:29
29For they hated knowledge
and chose not to fear the LORD.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| For | כִּי־ | kî- | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| they hated | שָׂ֣נְאוּ | śā·nə·’ū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | H8130 hate |
| knowledge | דָ֑עַת | ḏā·‘aṯ | Noun - feminine singular | H1847 knowledge |
| and chose | בָחָֽרוּ׃ | ḇā·ḥā·rū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | H977 choose |
| not | לֹ֣א | lō | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| to fear | וְיִרְאַ֥ת | wə·yir·’aṯ | Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular construct | H3374 fear |
| the LORD | יְ֝הֹוָ֗ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Proverbs 6:23 · Proverbs 1:22 · Job 21:14–15 · Hebrews 11:25 · Isaiah 27:11 · Luke 10:42 · Proverbs 5:12 · John 3:20 · Psalm 50:16–17 · Acts 7:51–54
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.