Proverbs
Proverbs 9:6
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Proverbs 13:20 · Proverbs 4:11 · Luke 13:24
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.