Proverbs
Proverbs 5:1
1My son, pay attention to my wisdom;
incline your ear to my insight,
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| My son | בְּ֭נִי | bə·nî | Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular | H1121 son |
| pay attention | הַקְשִׁ֑יבָה | haq·šî·ḇāh | Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singular; third person feminine singular | H7181 incline, attend |
| to my wisdom | לְחָכְמָתִ֣י | lə·ḥā·ḵə·mā·ṯî | Preposition-l; Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular | H2451 wisdom |
| incline | הַט־ | haṭ- | Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singular | H5186 stretch out, spread out, extend, incline, bend |
| your ear | אָזְנֶֽךָ׃ | ’ā·zə·ne·ḵā | Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H241 ear |
| to my insight | לִ֝תְבוּנָתִ֗י | liṯ·ḇū·nā·ṯî | Preposition-l; Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular | H8394 intelligence, argument, caprice |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Proverbs 22:17 · Proverbs 4:20 · Proverbs 2:1 · Revelation 2:11 · Mark 4:23 · Revelation 3:13 · Revelation 2:17 · Proverbs 4:1 · James 1:19 · Revelation 2:29 · Revelation 2:7 · Revelation 3:6
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.