Proverbs
Proverbs 4:1
1Listen, my sons, to a father’s instruction;
pay attention and gain understanding.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Listen | שִׁמְע֣וּ | šim·‘ū | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural | H8085 hear |
| my sons | בָ֭נִים | ḇā·nîm | Noun - masculine plural | H1121 son |
| to a father’s | אָ֑ב | ’āḇ | Noun - masculine singular | H1 father |
| instruction | מ֣וּסַר | mū·sar | Noun - masculine singular construct | H4148 discipline |
| pay attention | וְ֝הַקְשִׁ֗יבוּ | wə·haq·šî·ḇū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine plural | H7181 incline, attend |
| and gain | לָדַ֥עַת | lā·ḏa·‘aṯ | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H3045 know |
| understanding | בִּינָֽה׃ | bî·nāh | Noun - feminine singular | H998 understanding |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Hebrews 2:1 · Psalm 34:11 · Proverbs 1:8 · Proverbs 2:1–5 · 1 Thessalonians 2:11–12 · Proverbs 5:1 · Proverbs 22:17 · Proverbs 19:20 · Proverbs 7:4
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.