Proverbs
Proverbs 3:21
21My son, do not lose sight of this:
Preserve sound judgment and discernment.
Word by word
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| 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 . . . |
| lose | יָלֻ֣זוּ | yā·lu·zū | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | H3868 turn aside, depart |
| sight of this | מֵעֵינֶ֑יךָ | mê·‘ê·ne·ḵā | Preposition-m; Noun - cdc; second person masculine singular | H5869 eye |
| Preserve | נְצֹ֥ר | nə·ṣōr | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | H5341 watch, guard, keep |
| sound judgment | תֻּ֝שִׁיָּ֗ה | tu·šî·yāh | Noun - feminine singular | H8454 sound, efficient wisdom, abiding success |
| and discernment | וּמְזִמָּֽה׃ | ū·mə·zim·māh | Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular | H4209 purpose, discretion, device |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Joshua 1:8 · Deuteronomy 6:6–9 · Deuteronomy 32:46–47 · Proverbs 4:21 · Hebrews 2:1–3 · Deuteronomy 4:9 · 1 John 2:27 · John 8:31 · 1 John 2:24 · John 15:6–7 · Proverbs 3:1–3 · Proverbs 2:7
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.