Proverbs
Proverbs 3:1
1My son, do not forget my teaching,
but let your heart keep my commandments;
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 | בְּ֭נִי | bə·nî | Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular | H1121 son |
| do not | אַל־ | ’al- | Adverb | H408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . . |
| forget | תִּשְׁכָּ֑ח | tiš·kāḥ | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | H7911 forget |
| my teaching | תּוֹרָתִ֣י | tō·w·rā·ṯî | Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular | H8451 direction, instruction, law |
| but let your heart | לִבֶּֽךָ׃ | lib·be·ḵā | Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H3820 inner man, mind, will, heart |
| keep | יִצֹּ֥ר | yiṣ·ṣōr | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H5341 watch, guard, keep |
| my commandments | וּ֝מִצְוֺתַ֗י | ū·miṣ·wō·ṯay | Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine plural construct; first person common singular | H4687 commandment |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
John 14:21–24 · Proverbs 4:5 · Deuteronomy 6:6–9 · Psalm 119:16 · Proverbs 1:8 · Psalm 119:34 · Psalm 119:93 · Deuteronomy 8:1 · Jeremiah 31:33 · Psalm 119:11 · Psalm 119:47–48 · Psalm 119:153
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.