Proverbs
Proverbs 8:10
10Receive my instruction instead of silver,
and knowledge rather than pure gold.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Receive | קְחֽוּ־ | qə·ḥū- | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural | H3947 take |
| my instruction | מוּסָרִ֥י | mū·sā·rî | Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular | H4148 discipline |
| instead of | וְאַל־ | wə·’al- | Conjunctive waw; Adverb | H408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . . |
| silver | כָּ֑סֶף | kā·sep̄ | Noun - masculine singular | H3701 silver, money |
| and knowledge | וְ֝דַ֗עַת | wə·ḏa·‘aṯ | Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular | H1847 knowledge |
| rather than pure | נִבְחָֽר׃ | niḇ·ḥār | Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singular | H977 choose |
| gold | מֵחָר֥וּץ | mê·ḥā·rūṣ | Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular | H2742 sharp, diligent |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Proverbs 2:4–5 · Psalm 119:127 · Psalm 119:72 · Proverbs 3:13–15 · Proverbs 23:23 · Proverbs 10:20 · Acts 3:6 · Ecclesiastes 7:11 · Proverbs 16:16 · Psalm 119:162 · Proverbs 8:19 · 2 Corinthians 6:10
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.