Proverbs

Proverbs 8:4–6

⁴“To you, O men, I call out,

and my cry is to the sons of men.

⁵O simple ones, learn to be shrewd;

O fools, gain understanding.^a

⁶Listen, for I speak of noble things,

and the opening of my lips will reveal right.

Footnotes

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
To you	אֲלֵיכֶ֣ם	’ă·lê·ḵem	Preposition; second person masculine plural	H413 motion to
O men	אִישִׁ֣ים	’î·šîm	Noun - masculine plural	H376 man
I call out	אֶקְרָ֑א	’eq·rā	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular	H7121 call, proclaim, read
and my cry	וְ֝קוֹלִ֗י	wə·qō·w·lî	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H6963 sound, voice
is to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
the sons	בְּנֵ֥י	bə·nê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H1121 son
of men	אָדָֽם׃	’ā·ḏām	Noun - masculine singular	H120 man, mankind

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
O simple ones	פְתָאיִ֣ם	p̄ə·ṯā·yim	Noun - masculine plural	H6612 simple
learn	הָבִ֣ינוּ	hā·ḇî·nū	Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine plural	H995 discern
to be shrewd	עָרְמָ֑ה	‘ā·rə·māh	Noun - feminine singular	H6195 craftiness, prudence
O fools	וּ֝כְסִילִ֗ים	ū·ḵə·sî·lîm	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural	H3684 stupid fellow, dullard, fool
gain understanding	הָבִ֥ינוּ	hā·ḇî·nū	Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine plural	H995 discern

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Listen	שִׁ֭מְעוּ	Šim·ʿû	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural	H8085 hear
for	כִּֽי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
I speak	אֲדַבֵּ֑ר	’ă·ḏab·bêr	Verb - Piel - Imperfect - first person common singular	H1696 speak
of noble things	נְגִידִ֣ים	nə·ḡî·ḏîm	Noun - masculine plural	H5057 leader
and the opening	וּמִפְתַּ֥ח	ū·mip̄·taḥ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct	H4669 opening, utterance
of my lips	שְׂ֝פָתַ֗י	śə·p̲ā·t̲ai	Noun - feminine dual construct; first person common singular	H8193 lip, speech, edge
right	מֵישָׁרִֽים׃	mê·šā·rîm	Noun - masculine plural	H4339 evenness, uprightness, equity

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Proverbs 8:4 Matthew 11:15 · Psalm 50:1 · John 3:16 · Psalm 49:1–3 · Revelation 22:17

Proverbs 8:5 Proverbs 1:22 · Proverbs 9:4 · Revelation 3:17–18 · Acts 26:18

Proverbs 8:6 Colossians 1:26 · Matthew 7:28–29 · Proverbs 4:2 · Matthew 13:35 · Proverbs 23:16

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.