Proverbs

Proverbs 8:6

⁶Listen, for I speak of noble things,

and the opening of my lips will reveal right.

Word by word

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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

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.