Proverbs
Proverbs 4:15
15Avoid it; do not travel on it.
Turn from it and pass on by.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avoid it | פְּרָעֵ֥הוּ | pə·rā·‘ê·hū | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular; third person masculine singular | H6544 act as leader, lead (?) |
| do not | אַל־ | ’al- | Adverb | H408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . . |
| travel | תַּעֲבָר־ | ta·‘ă·ḇār- | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | H5674 pass over, through, by, pass on |
| on it | בּ֑וֹ | bōw | Preposition; third person masculine singular | |
| Turn | שְׂטֵ֖ה | śə·ṭêh | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | H7847 turn aside |
| from it | מֵעָלָ֣יו | mê·‘ā·lāw | Preposition-m; third person masculine singular | H5921 height |
| and pass on by | וַעֲבֽוֹר׃ | wa·‘ă·ḇō·wr | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | H5674 pass over, through, by, pass on |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Ephesians 5:11 · Job 22:23 · 1 Thessalonians 5:22 · Job 11:14 · Exodus 23:7 · Proverbs 5:8 · Isaiah 33:15 · Proverbs 6:5
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.