Proverbs

Proverbs 24:14

¹⁴Know therefore that wisdom is sweet to your soul.

If you find it, there is a future for you,

and your hope will never be cut off.

Word by word

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Know	דְּעֶ֥ה	də·‘eh	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular; third person feminine singular	H3045 know
therefore	כֵּ֤ן׀	kên	Adverb	H3651 right, veritable, honest
that wisdom	חָכְמָ֗ה	ḥāḵ·māh	Noun - feminine singular	H2451 wisdom
to your soul	לְנַ֫פְשֶׁ֥ךָ	lə·nap̄·še·ḵā	Preposition-l; Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion
If	אִם־	’im-	Conjunction	H518 if
you find it	מָ֭צָאתָ	mā·ṣā·ṯā	Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular	H4672 attain to, find
there is	וְיֵ֣שׁ	wə·yêš	Conjunctive waw; Adverb	H3426 being, substance, existence
a future	אַחֲרִ֑ית	’a·ḥă·rîṯ	Noun - feminine singular	H319 after-part, end
and your hope	וְ֝תִקְוָתְךָ֗	wə·ṯiq·wā·ṯə·ḵā	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H8615 cord
will never	לֹ֣א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
be cut off	תִכָּרֵֽת׃פ	ṯik·kā·rêṯ	Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular	H3772 cut off, cut down

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.