Proverbs

Proverbs 2:9–12

⁹Then you will discern righteousness

and justice and equity— every good path.

¹⁰For wisdom will enter your heart,

and knowledge will delight your soul.

¹¹Discretion will watch over you,

and understanding will guard you,

¹²to deliver you from the way of evil,

from the man who speaks perversity,

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.

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Then	אָ֗ז	’āz	Adverb	H227 at that time, then
you will discern	תָּ֭בִין	tā·ḇîn	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H995 discern
righteousness	צֶ֣דֶק	ṣe·ḏeq	Noun - masculine singular	H6664 rightness, righteousness
and justice	וּמִשְׁפָּ֑ט	ū·miš·pāṭ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H4941 judgment
and equity	וּ֝מֵישָׁרִ֗ים	ū·mê·šā·rîm	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural	H4339 evenness, uprightness, equity
every	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
good	טֽוֹב׃	ṭō·wḇ	Noun - masculine singular	H2896 pleasant, agreeable, good
path	מַעְגַּל־	ma‘·gal-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H4570 entrenchment

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

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

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
to deliver you	לְ֭הַצִּ֣ילְךָ	lə·haṣ·ṣî·lə·ḵā	Preposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct; second person masculine singular	H5337 strip, plunder
from the way	מִדֶּ֣רֶךְ	mid·de·reḵ	Preposition-m; Noun - common singular	H1870 way, road, distance, journey, manner
of evil	רָ֑ע	rā‘	Adjective - masculine singular	H7451 bad, evil
from the man	מֵ֝אִ֗ישׁ	mê·’îš	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular	H376 man
who speaks	מְדַבֵּ֥ר	mə·ḏab·bêr	Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular	H1696 speak
perversity	תַּהְפֻּכֽוֹת׃	tah·pu·ḵō·wṯ	Noun - feminine plural	H8419 perversity, fraud