Proverbs
Proverbs 4:27
27Do not swerve to the right or to the left;
turn your feet away from evil.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Do not | אַֽל־ | ’al- | Adverb | H408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . . |
| swerve | תֵּט־ | têṭ- | Verb - Hifil - Imperfect Jussive - second person masculine singular | H5186 stretch out, spread out, extend, incline, bend |
| to the right | יָמִ֥ין | yā·mîn | Noun - feminine singular | H3225 right hand |
| or to the left | וּשְׂמֹ֑אול | ū·śə·mō·wl | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular | H8040 the left |
| turn | הָסֵ֖ר | hā·sêr | Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singular | H5493 turn aside |
| your feet | רַגְלְךָ֣ | raḡ·lə·ḵā | Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H7272 foot |
| from evil | מֵרָֽע׃ | mê·rā‘ | Preposition; Adjective - masculine singular | H7451 bad, evil |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Deuteronomy 5:32 · Joshua 1:7 · Deuteronomy 28:14 · Proverbs 16:17 · Deuteronomy 12:32 · Romans 12:9 · Isaiah 1:16
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.