Proverbs

Proverbs 4:10–11

¹⁰Listen, my son, and receive my words,

and the years of your life will be many.

¹¹I will guide you in the way of wisdom;

I will lead you on straight paths.

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	שְׁמַ֣ע	šə·ma‘	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular	H8085 hear
my son	בְּ֭נִי	bə·nî	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H1121 son
and receive	וְקַ֣ח	wə·qaḥ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular	H3947 take
my words	אֲמָרָ֑י	’ă·mā·rāy	Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common singular	H561 something said
and the years	שְׁנ֣וֹת	šə·nō·wṯ	Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H8141 year
of your life	חַיִּֽים׃	ḥay·yîm	Noun - masculine plural	H2416 alive, living
will be many	וְיִרְבּ֥וּ	wə·yir·bū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H7235 be, or become, much, many, great

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
I will guide you	הֹרֵתִ֑יךָ	hō·rê·ṯî·ḵā	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - first person common singular; second person masculine singular	H3384 throw, shoot
in the way	בְּדֶ֣רֶךְ	bə·ḏe·reḵ	Preposition-b; Noun - common singular construct	H1870 way, road, distance, journey, manner
of wisdom	חָ֭כְמָה	ḥāḵ·māh	Noun - feminine singular	H2451 wisdom
I will lead you	הִ֝דְרַכְתִּ֗יךָ	hiḏ·raḵ·tî·ḵā	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - first person common singular; second person masculine singular	H1869 tread, march
on straight	יֹֽשֶׁר׃	yō·šer	Noun - masculine singular	H3476 straightness, uprightness
paths	בְּמַעְגְּלֵי־	bə·ma‘·gə·lê-	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine plural construct	H4570 entrenchment

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Proverbs 4:10 1 Thessalonians 2:13 · Proverbs 3:2 · Jeremiah 9:20 · Deuteronomy 6:2 · Proverbs 3:16 · John 3:32–33 · 1 Timothy 1:15 · Proverbs 8:10

Proverbs 4:11 Psalm 25:4–5 · Ecclesiastes 12:9 · Proverbs 8:9 · Proverbs 8:6 · 1 Samuel 12:23–24 · Psalm 23:3 · Deuteronomy 4:5 · Proverbs 4:4

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.