Proverbs

Proverbs 9:4–6

⁴“Whoever is simple, let him turn in here!”

she says to him who lacks judgment.

⁵“Come, eat my bread

and drink the wine I have mixed.

⁶Leave your folly behind, and you will live;

walk in the way of understanding.”

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
Whoever	מִי־	mî-	Interrogative	H4310 who?
simple	פֶ֭תִי	p̄e·ṯî	Noun - masculine singular	H6612 simple
let him turn in	יָסֻ֣ר	yā·sur	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5493 turn aside
here	הֵ֑נָּה	hên·nāh	Adverb	H2008 hither
she says	אָ֣מְרָה	’ā·mə·rāh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular	H559 utter, say
to him	לּֽוֹ׃	lōw	Preposition; third person masculine singular
who lacks	חֲסַר־	ḥă·sar-	Adjective - masculine singular construct	H2638 needy, lacking, in want of
judgment	לֵ֝֗ב	lêḇ	Noun - masculine singular	H3820 inner man, mind, will, heart

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Come	לְ֭כוּ	lə·ḵū	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural	H1980 go, come, walk
eat	לַחֲמ֣וּ	la·ḥă·mū	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural	H3898 fight, do battle
my bread	בְֽלַחֲמִ֑י	ḇə·la·ḥă·mî	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H3899 bread, food
and drink	וּ֝שְׁת֗וּ	ū·šə·ṯū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural	H8354 drink
the wine	בְּיַ֣יִן	bə·ya·yin	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular	H3196 wine
I have mixed	מָסָֽכְתִּי׃	mā·sā·ḵə·tî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H4537 mix, produce by mixing

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Leave your folly	פְתָאיִ֣ם	p̄ə·ṯā·yim	Noun - masculine plural	H6612 simple
behind	עִזְב֣וּ	‘iz·ḇū	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural	H5800 leave, forsake, loose
and you will live	וִֽחְי֑וּ	wiḥ·yū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural	H2421 live
walk	וְ֝אִשְׁר֗וּ	wə·’iš·rū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural	H833 go straight, go on, advance
in the way	בְּדֶ֣רֶךְ	bə·ḏe·reḵ	Preposition-b; Noun - common singular construct	H1870 way, road, distance, journey, manner
of understanding	בִּינָֽה׃	bî·nāh	Noun - feminine singular	H998 understanding

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

Proverbs 9:4 Proverbs 6:32 · Proverbs 9:16 · Proverbs 8:5 · Matthew 11:25

Proverbs 9:5 John 6:27 · Song of Solomon 5:1 · Proverbs 9:17 · Jeremiah 31:12–14 · John 6:49–58 · Proverbs 9:2 · Isaiah 55:1–3 · Psalm 22:26 · Matthew 26:26–28 · Psalm 22:29

Proverbs 9:6 Proverbs 13:20 · Proverbs 4:11 · Luke 13:24

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.