Proverbs
Proverbs 4:25
25Let your eyes look forward;
fix your gaze straight ahead.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Let your eyes | עֵ֭ינֶיךָ | ‘ê·ne·ḵā | Noun - cdc; second person masculine singular | H5869 eye |
| look | יַבִּ֑יטוּ | yab·bî·ṭū | Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | H5027 look |
| forward | לְנֹ֣כַח | lə·nō·ḵaḥ | Preposition-l | H5227 front |
| fix your gaze | וְ֝עַפְעַפֶּ֗יךָ | wə·‘ap̄·‘ap·pe·ḵā | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine dual construct; second person masculine singular | H6079 eyelid |
| straight | יַיְשִׁ֥רוּ | yay·ši·rū | Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | H3474 be smooth, straight, right |
| ahead | נֶגְדֶּֽךָ׃ | neḡ·de·ḵā | Preposition; second person masculine singular | H5048 what is conspicuous or in front |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Psalm 119:37 · Matthew 6:22 · Job 31:1 · Proverbs 23:33 · Proverbs 23:5
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.