Proverbs
Proverbs 4:5
5Get wisdom, get understanding;
do not forget my words or turn from them.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Get | קְנֵ֣ה | qə·nêh | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | H7069 get, acquire |
| wisdom | חָ֭כְמָה | ḥāḵ·māh | Noun - feminine singular | H2451 wisdom |
| get | קְנֵ֣ה | qə·nêh | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | H7069 get, acquire |
| understanding | בִינָ֑ה | ḇî·nāh | Noun - feminine singular | H998 understanding |
| do not | אַל־ | ’al- | Adverb | H408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . . |
| forget | תִּשְׁכַּ֥ח | tiš·kaḥ | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | H7911 forget |
| my words | מֵֽאִמְרֵי־ | mê·’im·rê- | Preposition-m; Noun - masculine plural construct | H561 something said |
| or turn from them | תֵּ֝֗ט | têṭ | Verb - Qal - Imperfect Jussive - second person masculine singular | H5186 stretch out, spread out, extend, incline, bend |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
James 1:5 · Proverbs 3:13–18 · 2 Chronicles 34:2 · Proverbs 1:22–23 · Psalm 44:18 · Proverbs 8:5 · Job 23:11 · Proverbs 17:16 · Proverbs 19:8 · Proverbs 2:2–4 · Proverbs 18:1 · Psalm 119:157
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.