Proverbs
Proverbs 2:10–11
10For wisdom will enter your heart,
and knowledge will delight your soul.
11Discretion will watch over you,
and understanding will guard you,
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
Proverbs 2:10
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| For | כִּֽי־ | kî- | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| wisdom | חָכְמָ֣ה | ḥāḵ·māh | Noun - feminine singular | H2451 wisdom |
| will enter | תָב֣וֹא | ṯā·ḇō·w | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular | H935 come in, come, go in, go |
| your heart | בְלִבֶּ֑ךָ | ḇə·lib·be·ḵā | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H3820 inner man, mind, will, heart |
| and knowledge | וְ֝דַ֗עַת | wə·ḏa·‘aṯ | Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular | H1847 knowledge |
| will delight | יִנְעָֽם׃ | yin·‘ām | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H5276 be pleasant, delightful, lovely |
| your soul | לְֽנַפְשְׁךָ֥ | lə·nap̄·šə·ḵā | Preposition-l; Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion |
Proverbs 2:11
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Discretion | מְ֭זִמָּה | mə·zim·māh | Noun - feminine singular | H4209 purpose, discretion, device |
| will watch over you | תִּשְׁמֹ֥ר | tiš·mōr | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular | H8104 keep, watch, preserve |
| and understanding | תְּבוּנָ֥ה | tə·ḇū·nāh | Noun - feminine singular | H8394 intelligence, argument, caprice |
| will guard you | תִנְצְרֶֽכָּה׃ | ṯin·ṣə·rek·kāh | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular; second person masculine singular | H5341 watch, guard, keep |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Proverbs 2:10 Jeremiah 15:16 · Colossians 3:16 · Job 23:12 · Psalm 104:34 · Psalm 19:10 · Psalm 119:162 · Proverbs 18:1–2 · Proverbs 24:13–14
Proverbs 2:11 Proverbs 4:6 · Ephesians 5:15 · Psalm 25:21 · Ecclesiastes 10:10 · Psalm 119:9–11
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.