Proverbs
Proverbs 8:17
17I love those who love me,
and those who seek me early shall find me.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I | אֲ֭נִי | ’ă·nî | Pronoun - first person common singular | H589 I |
| love | אֹהֲבֶיהָ | ʾō·hă·ḇɛ·hå̄ | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct; first person common singular | H157 love |
| those who love me | אֵהָ֑ב | ’ê·hāḇ | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular | H157 love |
| and those who seek me early | וּ֝מְשַׁחֲרַ֗י | ū·mə·ša·ḥă·ray | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine plural construct; first person common singular | H7836 look early, diligently for |
| shall find me | יִמְצָאֻֽנְנִי׃ | yim·ṣā·’un·nî | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural; first person common singular, Paragogic nun | H4672 attain to, find |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
John 14:23 · John 14:21 · Psalm 91:14 · Isaiah 55:6 · 1 John 4:19 · 1 Samuel 2:30 · Matthew 7:7–8 · Matthew 6:33 · Isaiah 45:19 · James 1:5 · John 16:27 · Proverbs 1:28
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.