Proverbs
Proverbs 28:7
7A discerning son keeps the law,
but a companion of gluttons disgraces his father.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A discerning | מֵבִ֑ין | mê·ḇîn | Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular | H995 discern |
| son | בֵּ֣ן | bên | Noun - masculine singular | H1121 son |
| keeps | נוֹצֵ֣ר | nō·w·ṣêr | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H5341 watch, guard, keep |
| the law | תּ֭וֹרָה | tō·w·rāh | Noun - feminine singular | H8451 direction, instruction, law |
| but a companion | וְרֹעֶה | wə·rō·‘eh | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H7462 pasture, tend, graze |
| of gluttons | זֽ֝וֹלְלִ֗ים | zō·wl·lîm | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural | H2151 shake |
| disgraces | יַכְלִ֥ים | yaḵ·lîm | Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H3637 be humiliated |
| his father | אָבִֽיו׃ | ’ā·ḇîw | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H1 father |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Proverbs 29:3 · 1 Peter 4:3–4 · Proverbs 29:15 · Luke 15:13 · Proverbs 19:26 · Proverbs 2:1–6 · Proverbs 28:24 · Proverbs 3:1–35 · Proverbs 23:19–22
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.