Proverbs
Proverbs 23:26
26My son, give me your heart,
and let your eyes delight in my ways.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| My son | בְנִ֣י | ḇə·nî | Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular | H1121 son |
| give me | תְּנָֽה־ | tə·nāh- | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular; third person feminine singular | H5414 give, put, set |
| your heart | לִבְּךָ֣ | lib·bə·ḵā | Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H3820 inner man, mind, will, heart |
| and let your eyes | וְ֝עֵינֶ֗יךָ | wə·‘ê·ne·ḵā | Conjunctive waw; Noun - cdc; second person masculine singular | H5869 eye |
| delight | תִּרְצֶנָה׃ | tir·ṣɛ·nå̄h | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine plural | H7521 be pleased with, accept favourably |
| in my ways | דְּרָכַ֥י | də·rā·ḵay | Noun - common plural construct; first person common singular | H1870 way, road, distance, journey, manner |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Psalm 119:2 · Psalm 119:9–11 · Deuteronomy 6:5 · Matthew 10:37–38 · Proverbs 4:25–27 · Proverbs 4:23 · Proverbs 3:1 · Ephesians 3:17 · 2 Corinthians 5:14–15 · Proverbs 4:4 · Luke 14:26 · Psalm 107:43
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.