Proverbs

Proverbs 8:5

5O simple ones, learn to be shrewd;

O fools, gain understanding.a

Footnotes

  • a 8:5 Or instruct your minds

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EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
O simple onesפְתָאיִ֣םp̄ə·ṯā·yimNoun - masculine pluralH6612 simple
learnהָבִ֣ינוּhā·ḇî·nūVerb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine pluralH995 discern
to be shrewdעָרְמָ֑ה‘ā·rə·māhNoun - feminine singularH6195 craftiness, prudence
O foolsוּ֝כְסִילִ֗יםū·ḵə·sî·lîmConjunctive waw; Noun - masculine pluralH3684 stupid fellow, dullard, fool
gain understandingהָבִ֥ינוּhā·ḇî·nūVerb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine pluralH995 discern

Cross-references

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

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.