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Hebrew interlinear — Proverbs 4:1–27 (200 words)
1
  1. ืฉืึดืžึฐืขึฃื•ึผลกimสฟรปshama`: to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etcH8085
  2. ื‘ึธึญื ึดื™ืbฤnรฎmben: a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including...H1121
  3. ืžึฃื•ึผืกึทืจmรปsarmuwcar: (properly) chastisement; (figuratively) reproof, warning or instructionH4148
  4. ืึธึ‘ื‘สพฤbab: fatherH1
  5. ื•ึฐึื”ึทืงึฐืฉืึดึ—ื™ื‘ื•ึผwฤ•haqลกรฎbรปqashab: to prick up the ears, i.e. hearkenH7181
  6. ืœึธื“ึทึฅืขึทืชlฤdaสฟatyada`: to know; (properly) to ascertain by seeingH3045
  7. ื‘ึผึดื™ื ึธึฝื”ืƒbรฎnรขbiynah: understandingH998
2
  1. ื›ึผึดึคื™kรฎkiy: (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below)H3588
  2. ืœึถึฃืงึทื—leqaแธฅleqach: (properly) something received, i.e. (mentally) instruction (whether on the part of the teacher or hearer)H3948
  3. ื˜ึญื•ึนื‘แนญรดbtowb: good (as an adjective) in the widest senseH2896
  4. ื ึธืชึทึฃืชึผึดื™nฤtattรฎnathan: to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)H5414
  5. ืœึธื›ึถึ‘ืlฤkem
  6. ืชึผึึฝื•ึนืจึธืชึดึ—ื™tรดrฤtรฎtowrah: a precept or statute, especially the Decalogue or PentateuchH8451
  7. ืึทึฝืœสพalal: (qualified negation) not (used as a deprecative)H408
  8. ืชึผึทืขึฒื–ึนึฝื‘ื•ึผืƒtaสฟฤƒzลbรป`azab: to loosen, i.e. relinquish, permit, etcH5800
3
  1. ื›ึผึดื™kรฎkiy: (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below)H3588
  2. ื‘ึตึญืŸbฤ“nben: a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including...H1121
  3. ื”ึธื™ึดึฃื™ืชึดื™hฤyรฎtรฎhayah: to exist; to be or becomeH1961
  4. ืœึฐืึธื‘ึดึ‘ื™lฤ•สพฤbรฎab: fatherH1
  5. ืจึทึฅืšึฐrakrak: (literally or figuratively) tender; (by implication) weakH7390
  6. ื•ึฐึื™ึธื—ึดึ—ื™ื“wฤ•yฤแธฅรฎdyachiyd: (properly) united, i.e. sole; (by implication) belovedH3173
  7. ืœึดืคึฐื ึตึฅื™lipnรชpaniym: the face (as the part that turns); (with prepositional prefix, as a preposition) before, etc.H6440
  8. ืึดืžึผึดึฝื™ืƒสพimmรฎem: a mother (as the bond of the family); in a wide sense (both literally and figuratively (like H0001H517
4
  1. ื•ึทื™ึผึนืจึตึ—ื ึดื™wayyลrฤ“nรฎyarah: (properly) to flow as water; (hence) to rainH3384
  2. ื•ึทื™ึผึนึฅืืžึถืจwayyลสพmeramar: to say (used with great latitude)H559
  3. ืœึดึ—ื™lรฎ
  4. ื™ึดึฝืชึฐืžึธืšึฐyitฤ•moktamak: to sustain; (by implication) to obtain, keep fastH8551
  5. ื“ึผึฐื‘ึธืจึทึฅื™dฤ•bฤraydabar: a word; (by implication) a matter (as spoken of) or thingH1697
  6. ืœึดื‘ึผึถึ‘ืšึธlibbekฤleb: the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellectH3820
  7. ืฉืึฐืžึนึ–ืจลกฤ•mลrshamar: (properly) to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e. guardH8104
  8. ืžึดืฆึฐื•ึนืชึทึฃื™miแนฃwลtaymitsvah: a command, whether human or divine (collectively, the Law)H4687
  9. ื•ึถึฝื—ึฐื™ึตึฝื”ืƒweแธฅฤ•yฤ“chayah: to live, whether literally or figurativelyH2421
5
  1. ืงึฐื ึตึฃื”qฤ•nฤ“qanah: to erect, i.e. create; by extension, to procure, especially by purchase (causatively, sell)H7069
  2. ื—ึธึญื›ึฐืžึธื”แธฅฤkฤ•mรขchokmah: wisdom (in a good sense)H2451
  3. ืงึฐื ึตึฃื”qฤ•nฤ“qanah: to erect, i.e. create; by extension, to procure, especially by purchase (causatively, sell)H7069
  4. ื‘ึดื™ื ึธึ‘ื”bรฎnรขbiynah: understandingH998
  5. ืึทืœสพalal: (qualified negation) not (used as a deprecative)H408
  6. ืชึผึดืฉืึฐื›ึผึทึฅื—tiลกkaแธฅshakach: to mislay, i.e. to be oblivious of, from want of memory or attentionH7911
  7. ื•ึฐืึทืœwฤ•สพalal: (qualified negation) not (used as a deprecative)H408
  8. ืชึผึตึึ—ื˜tฤ“แนญnatah: to stretch or spread out; (by implication) to bend away (including moral deflection)H5186
  9. ืžึตึฝืึดืžึฐืจึตื™mฤ“สพimrรชemer: something saidH561
  10. ืคึดึฝื™ืƒpรฎpeh: the mouth (as the means of blowing), whether literal or figurative (particularly speech)H6310
6
  1. ืึทืœสพalal: (qualified negation) not (used as a deprecative)H408
  2. ืชึผึทืขึทื–ึฐื‘ึถึฅื”ึธtaสฟazbehฤ`azab: to loosen, i.e. relinquish, permit, etcH5800
  3. ื•ึฐืชึดืฉืึฐืžึฐืจึถึ‘ืšึผึธwฤ•tiลกmฤ•rekkฤshamar: (properly) to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e. guardH8104
  4. ืึฑื”ึธื‘ึถึฅื”ึธสพฤ•hฤbehฤahab: to have affection for (sexually or otherwise)H157
  5. ื•ึฐืชึดืฆึผึฐืจึถึฝืšึผึธืƒwฤ•tiแนฃแนฃฤ•rekkฤnatsar: to guard, in a good sense (to protect, maintain, obey, etc.) or a bad one (to conceal, etc.)H5341
7
  1. ืจึตืืฉืึดึฃื™ืชrฤ“สพลกรฎtshiyth: the first, in place, time, order or rank (specifically, a firstfruit)H7225
  2. ื—ึธึญื›ึฐืžึธื”แธฅฤkฤ•mรขchokmah: wisdom (in a good sense)H2451
  3. ืงึฐื ึตึฃื”qฤ•nฤ“qanah: to erect, i.e. create; by extension, to procure, especially by purchase (causatively, sell)H7069
  4. ื—ึธื›ึฐืžึธึ‘ื”แธฅokmรขchokmah: wisdom (in a good sense)H2451
  5. ื•ึผื‘ึฐื›ึธืœรปbฤ•kฤlkol: (properly) the whole; (hence) all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)H3605
  6. ืงึดึื ึฐื™ึธื ึฐืšึธึ—qinyonkฤqinyan: creation; (concretely) creaturesH7075
  7. ืงึฐื ึตึฃื”qฤ•nฤ“qanah: to erect, i.e. create; by extension, to procure, especially by purchase (causatively, sell)H7069
  8. ื‘ึดื™ื ึธึฝื”ืƒbรฎnรขbiynah: understandingH998
8
  1. ืกึทืœึฐืกึฐืœึถึฅื”ึธsalsฤ•lehฤcalal: to mound up (especially a turnpike); figurative, to exaltH5549
  2. ื•ึผึฝืชึฐืจื•ึนืžึฐืžึถึ‘ืšึผึธรปtฤ•rรดmฤ•mekkฤruwm: to be high actively, to rise or raise (in various applications, literally or figuratively)H7311
  3. ืชึผึฐึื›ึทื‘ึผึตึ—ื“ึฐืšึธtฤ•kabbฤ“dฤ•kฤkabad: to be heavy, i.e. in a bad sense (burdensome, severe, dull) or in a good sense (numerous, rich, honorableH3513
  4. ื›ึผึดึฃื™kรฎkiy: (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below)H3588
  5. ืชึฐื—ึทื‘ึผึฐืงึถึฝื ึผึธื”ืƒtฤ•แธฅabbฤ•qennรขchabaq: to clasp (the hands or in embrace)H2263
9
  1. ืชึผึดืชึผึตึฃืŸtittฤ“nnathan: to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)H5414
  2. ืœึฐึญืจึนืืฉืึฐืšึธlฤ•rลสพลกฤ•kฤro'sh: the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank...H7218
  3. ืœึดื•ึฐื™ึทืชliwyatlivyah: something attached, i.e. a wreathH3880
  4. ื—ึตึ‘ืŸแธฅฤ“nchen: graciousness, i.e. subjective (kindness, favor) or objective (beauty)H2580
  5. ืขึฒื˜ึถึ–ืจึถืชสฟฤƒแนญeret`atarah: a crownH5850
  6. ืชึผึดืคึฐืึถึฃืจึถืชtipสพerettiph'arah: ornamentH8597
  7. ืชึผึฐืžึทื’ึผึฐื ึถึฝืšึผึธืƒtฤ•maggฤ•nekkฤmagan: (properly) to shield; encompass withH4042
10
  1. ืฉืึฐืžึทึฃืขลกฤ•maสฟshama`: to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etcH8085
  2. ื‘ึผึฐึญื ึดื™bฤ•nรฎben: a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including...H1121
  3. ื•ึฐืงึทึฃื—wฤ•qaแธฅlaqach: to take (in the widest variety of applications)H3947
  4. ืึฒืžึธืจึธึ‘ื™สพฤƒmฤrฤyemer: something saidH561
  5. ื•ึฐื™ึดืจึฐื‘ึผึฅื•ึผwฤ•yirbรปrabah: to increase (in whatever respect)H7235
  6. ืœึฐึืšึธึ—lฤ•kฤ
  7. ืฉืึฐื ึฃื•ึนืชลกฤ•nรดtshaneh: a year (as a revolution of time)H8141
  8. ื—ึทื™ึผึดึฝื™ืืƒแธฅayyรฎmchay: alive; (hence) raw (flesh)H2416
11
  1. ื‘ึผึฐื“ึถึฃืจึถืšึฐbฤ•derekderek: a road (as trodden); (figuratively) a course of life or mode of action, often adverbH1870
  2. ื—ึธึญื›ึฐืžึธื”แธฅฤkฤ•mรขchokmah: wisdom (in a good sense)H2451
  3. ื”ึนืจึตืชึดึ‘ื™ืšึธhลrฤ“tรฎkฤyarah: (properly) to flow as water; (hence) to rainH3384
  4. ื”ึดึื“ึฐืจึทื›ึฐืชึผึดึ—ื™ืšึธhidraktรฎkฤdarak: to tread; (by implication) to walkH1869
  5. ื‘ึผึฐืžึทืขึฐื’ึผึฐืœึตื™bฤ•maสฟgฤ•lรชma`gal: a track (literally or figuratively); also a rampart (as circular)H4570
  6. ื™ึนึฝืฉืึถืจืƒyลลกeryosher: the rightH3476
12
  1. ื‘ึผึฐึญึฝืœึถื›ึฐืชึผึฐืšึธbฤ•lektฤ•kฤhalak: a primitive root; to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)H1980
  2. ืœึนืlลสพlo': (the simple or absolute negation) not; (by implication) noH3808
  3. ื™ึตืฆึทึฃืจyฤ“แนฃaryatsar: to press (intransitive), i.e. be narrow; (figuratively) be in distressH3334
  4. ืฆึทืขึฒื“ึถึ‘ืšึธแนฃaสฟฤƒdekฤtsa`ad: a pace or regular stepH6806
  5. ื•ึฐืึดืwฤ•สพimim: (used very widely as demonstrative) lo!; (interrogatively) whether?H518
  6. ืชึผึธึืจึ—ื•ึผืฅtฤrรปแนฃruwts: to run (for whatever reason, especially to rush)H7323
  7. ืœึนึฃืlลสพlo': (the simple or absolute negation) not; (by implication) noH3808
  8. ืชึดื›ึผึธืฉืึตึฝืœืƒtikkฤลกฤ“lkashal: to totter or waver (through weakness of the legs, especially the ankle)H3782
13
  1. ื”ึทื—ึฒื–ึตึฃืงhaแธฅฤƒzฤ“qchazaq: to fasten uponH2388
  2. ื‘ึผึทืžึผื•ึผืกึธึฃืจbammรปsฤrmuwcar: (properly) chastisement; (figuratively) reproof, warning or instructionH4148
  3. ืึทืœสพalal: (qualified negation) not (used as a deprecative)H408
  4. ืชึผึถึ‘ืจึถืฃterepraphah: to slacken (in many applications, literal or figurative)H7503
  5. ื ึดึืฆึผึฐืจึถึ—ื”ึธniแนฃแนฃฤ•rehฤnatsar: to guard, in a good sense (to protect, maintain, obey, etc.) or a bad one (to conceal, etc.)H5341
  6. ื›ึผึดื™kรฎkiy: (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below)H3588
  7. ื”ึดึฅื™ืhรฎสพhuw': (the third person pronoun singular) he, she, or it (only expressed when emphatic or without a verb)H1931
  8. ื—ึทื™ึผึถึฝื™ืšึธืƒแธฅayyรชkฤchay: alive; (hence) raw (flesh)H2416
14
  1. ื‘ึผึฐืึนึฃืจึทื—bฤ•สพลraแธฅorach: (literally or figuratively) a well-trodden roadH734
  2. ืจึฐึญืฉืึธืขึดื™ืrฤ•ลกฤสฟรฎmrasha`: morally wrong; (concretely) an (actively) bad personH7563
  3. ืึทืœสพalal: (qualified negation) not (used as a deprecative)H408
  4. ืชึผึธื‘ึนึ‘ืtฤbลสพbow': to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)H935
  5. ื•ึฐืึทืœwฤ•สพalal: (qualified negation) not (used as a deprecative)H408
  6. ืชึผึฐึืึทืฉืึผึตึ—ืจtฤ•สพaลกลกฤ“rashar: to be straight (used in the widest sense, especially to be level, right, happy)H833
  7. ื‘ึผึฐื“ึถึฃืจึถืšึฐbฤ•derekderek: a road (as trodden); (figuratively) a course of life or mode of action, often adverbH1870
  8. ืจึธืขึดึฝื™ืืƒrฤสฟรฎmra`: bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral)H7451
15
  1. ืคึผึฐืจึธืขึตึฅื”ื•ึผpฤ•rฤสฟฤ“hรปpara`: to loosen; (by implication) to expose, dismissH6544
  2. ืึทืœสพalal: (qualified negation) not (used as a deprecative)H408
  3. ืชึผึทืขึฒื‘ึธืจtaสฟฤƒbฤr`abar: to cross overH5674
  4. ื‘ึผึ‘ื•ึนbรด
  5. ืฉื‚ึฐื˜ึตึ–ื”ล›ฤ•แนญฤ“satah: to deviate from dutyH7847
  6. ืžึตืขึธืœึธึฃื™ื•mฤ“สฟฤlฤyw`al: above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of...H5921
  7. ื•ึทืขึฒื‘ึนึฝืจืƒwaสฟฤƒbลr`abar: to cross overH5674
16
  1. ื›ึผึดึคื™kรฎkiy: (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below)H3588
  2. ืœึนึฃืlลสพlo': (the simple or absolute negation) not; (by implication) noH3808
  3. ื™ึดึญึฝืฉืึฐื ื•ึผyiลกฤ•nรปyashen: (properly) to be slack or languid; (by implication) to sleepH3462
  4. ืึดืสพimim: (used very widely as demonstrative) lo!; (interrogatively) whether?H518
  5. ืœึนึฃืlลสพlo': (the simple or absolute negation) not; (by implication) noH3808
  6. ื™ึธืจึตึ‘ืขื•ึผyฤrฤ“สฟรปra`a`: (properly) to spoil; (literally) to ruin by breaking to pieces)H7489
  7. ื•ึฐึฝื ึดื’ึฐื–ึฐืœึธึฅื”wฤ•nigzฤ•lรขgazal: to pluck off; specifically to flay, strip or robH1497
  8. ืฉืึฐึื ึธืชึธึ—ืลกฤ•nฤtฤmshehah: sleepH8142
  9. ืึดืสพimim: (used very widely as demonstrative) lo!; (interrogatively) whether?H518
  10. ืœึนึฅืlลสพlo': (the simple or absolute negation) not; (by implication) noH3808
  11. ื™ึทื›ึฐืฉืึดึฝื•ืœื•ึผืƒyakลกiwlรปkashal: to totter or waver (through weakness of the legs, especially the ankle)H3782
17
  1. ื›ึผึดึฃื™kรฎkiy: (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below)H3588
  2. ืœึธึญื—ึฒืžื•ึผlฤแธฅฤƒmรปlacham: to feed on; (figuratively) to consumeH3898
  3. ืœึถึฃื—ึถืleแธฅemlechem: food (for man or beast), especially bread, or grain (for making it)H3899
  4. ืจึถึ‘ืฉืึทืขreลกaสฟresha`: a wrong (especially moral)H7562
  5. ื•ึฐื™ึตึ–ื™ืŸwฤ•yรชnyayin: wine (as fermented); (by implication) intoxicationH3196
  6. ื—ึฒืžึธืกึดึฃื™ืแธฅฤƒmฤsรฎmchamac: violence; (by implication) wrongH2555
  7. ื™ึดืฉืึฐืชึผึฝื•ึผืƒyiลกtรปshathah: to imbibe (literally or figuratively)H8354
18
  1. ื•ึฐืึนึฃืจึทื—wฤ•สพลraแธฅorach: (literally or figuratively) a well-trodden roadH734
  2. ืฆึทึญื“ึผึดื™ืงึดื™ืแนฃaddรฎqรฎmtsaddiyq: justH6662
  3. ื›ึผึฐืึฃื•ึนืจkฤ•สพรดrowr: illumination; (concretely) luminary (in every sense, including lightning, happiness, etc.)H216
  4. ื ึนึ‘ื’ึทื”ึผnลgahnogahh: brilliancy (literally or figuratively)H5051
  5. ื”ื•ึนืœึตึฅืšึฐhรดlฤ“khalak: a primitive root; to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)H1980
  6. ื•ึธึืึ—ื•ึนืจwฤสพรดrowr: to be (causative, make) luminous (literally and metaphorically)H215
  7. ืขึทื“สฟad`ad: (properly) a (peremptory) terminusH5704
  8. ื ึฐื›ึฅื•ึนืŸnฤ•kรดnkuwn: (properly) to be erect (i.e. stand perpendicular)H3559
  9. ื”ึทื™ึผึฝื•ึนืืƒhayyรดmyowm: a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or...H3117
19
  1. ื“ึผึถึฃืจึถืšึฐderekderek: a road (as trodden); (figuratively) a course of life or mode of action, often adverbH1870
  2. ืจึฐึญืฉืึธืขึดื™ืrฤ•ลกฤสฟรฎmrasha`: morally wrong; (concretely) an (actively) bad personH7563
  3. ื›ึผึธึฝืึฒืคึตืœึธึ‘ื”kฤสพฤƒpฤ“lรขaphelah: duskiness, figuratively, misfortune; (concretely) concealmentH653
  4. ืœึนึฅืlลสพlo': (the simple or absolute negation) not; (by implication) noH3808
  5. ื™ึธึื“ึฐืขึ—ื•ึผyฤdฤ•สฟรปyada`: to know; (properly) to ascertain by seeingH3045
  6. ื‘ึผึทืžึผึถึฅื”bammemah: (properly, interrogative) what? (including how? why? when?)H4100
  7. ื™ึดื›ึผึธืฉืึตึฝืœื•ึผืƒyikkฤลกฤ“lรปkashal: to totter or waver (through weakness of the legs, especially the ankle)H3782
20
  1. ื‘ึผึฐึญื ึดื™bฤ•nรฎben: a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including...H1121
  2. ืœึดื“ึฐื‘ึธืจึทึฃื™lidbฤraydabar: a word; (by implication) a matter (as spoken of) or thingH1697
  3. ื”ึทืงึฐืฉืึดึ‘ื™ื‘ึธื”haqลกรฎbรขqashab: to prick up the ears, i.e. hearkenH7181
  4. ืœึทึืึฒืžึธืจึทึ—ื™laสพฤƒmฤrayemer: something saidH561
  5. ื”ึทื˜haแนญnatah: to stretch or spread out; (by implication) to bend away (including moral deflection)H5186
  6. ืึธื–ึฐื ึถึฝืšึธืƒสพoznekฤozen: broadness; (concretely) the ear (from its form in man)H241
21
  1. ืึทืœสพalal: (qualified negation) not (used as a deprecative)H408
  2. ื™ึทืœึผึดึฅื™ื–ื•ึผyallรฎzรปluwz: to turn aside, i.e. (literally) to depart, (figuratively) be perverseH3868
  3. ืžึตืขึตื™ื ึถึ‘ื™ืšึธmฤ“สฟรชnรชkฤ`ayin: an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)H5869
  4. ืฉืึธึืžึฐืจึตึ—ืลกฤmฤ•rฤ“mshamar: (properly) to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e. guardH8104
  5. ื‘ึผึฐืชึฃื•ึนืšึฐbฤ•tรดktavek: a bisection; (by implication) the centreH8432
  6. ืœึฐื‘ึธื‘ึถึฝืšึธืƒlฤ•bฤbekฤlebab: the heart (as the most interior organ); used also like H3820H3824
22
  1. ื›ึผึดึฝื™kรฎkiy: (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below)H3588
  2. ื—ึทื™ึผึดึฃื™ืแธฅayyรฎmchay: alive; (hence) raw (flesh)H2416
  3. ื”ึตึญืhฤ“mhem: they (only used when emphatic)H1992
  4. ืœึฐืžึนืฆึฐืึตื™ื”ึถึ‘ืlฤ•mลแนฃฤ•สพรชhemmatsa': (properly) to come forth to, i.e. appear or existH4672
  5. ื•ึผึฝืœึฐื›ึธืœรปlฤ•kolkol: (properly) the whole; (hence) all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)H3605
  6. ื‘ึผึฐืฉื‚ึธืจึฅื•ึนbฤ•ล›ฤrรดbasar: flesh (from its freshness); by extension, body, personH1320
  7. ืžึทืจึฐืคึผึตึฝืืƒmarpฤ“สพmarpe': (properly) curative; (literally, concretely) a medicineH4832
23
  1. ืžึดึฝื›ึผึธืœmikkolkol: (properly) the whole; (hence) all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)H3605
  2. ืžึดึญืฉืึฐืžึธืจmiลกmormishmar: a guard (the man, the post or the prison)H4929
  3. ื ึฐืฆึนึฃืจnฤ•แนฃลrnatsar: to guard, in a good sense (to protect, maintain, obey, etc.) or a bad one (to conceal, etc.)H5341
  4. ืœึดื‘ึผึถึ‘ืšึธlibbekฤleb: the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellectH3820
  5. ื›ึผึดึฝื™kรฎkiy: (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below)H3588
  6. ืžึดึืžึผึถึ—ื ึผื•ึผmimmennรปmin: (properly) a part of; (hence, prepositionally) from or out of (in many senses)H4480
  7. ืชึผื•ึนืฆึฐืึฅื•ึนืชtรดแนฃฤ•สพรดttowtsa'ah: (only in plural collective) exit, i.e. (geographical) boundary, or (figuratively) deliverance, (actively)...H8444
  8. ื—ึทื™ึผึดึฝื™ืืƒแธฅayyรฎmchay: alive; (hence) raw (flesh)H2416
24
  1. ื”ึธืกึตึฃืจhฤsฤ“rcuwr: to turn off (literal or figurative)H5493
  2. ืžึดึญืžึผึฐืšึธmimmฤ•kฤmin: (properly) a part of; (hence, prepositionally) from or out of (in many senses)H4480
  3. ืขึดืงึผึฐืฉืึฃื•ึผืชสฟiqqฤ•ลกรปt`iqqshuwth: perversityH6143
  4. ืคึผึถึ‘ื”pepeh: the mouth (as the means of blowing), whether literal or figurative (particularly speech)H6310
  5. ื•ึผืœึฐื–ึฅื•ึผืชรปlฤ•zรปtlzuwth: perversenessH3891
  6. ืฉื‚ึฐึืคึธืชึทึ—ื™ึดืล›ฤ•pฤtayimsaphah: the lip (as a natural boundary); (by implication) languageH8193
  7. ื”ึทืจึฐื—ึตึฅืงharแธฅฤ“qrachaq: to widen (in any direction), i.e. (intransitively) recede or (transitively) remove (literally or figuratively...H7368
  8. ืžึดืžึผึถึฝืšึผึธืƒmimmekkฤmin: (properly) a part of; (hence, prepositionally) from or out of (in many senses)H4480
25
  1. ืขึตึญื™ื ึถื™ืšึธสฟรชnรชkฤ`ayin: an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)H5869
  2. ืœึฐื ึนึฃื›ึทื—lฤ•nลkaแธฅnokach: (properly) the front part; used adverbially (especially with preposition), opposite, in front of, forward, in...H5227
  3. ื™ึทื‘ึผึดึ‘ื™ื˜ื•ึผyabbรฎแนญรปnabat: to scan, i.e. look intently at; (by implication) to regard with pleasure, favor or careH5027
  4. ื•ึฐึืขึทืคึฐืขึทืคึผึถึ—ื™ืšึธwฤ•สฟapสฟappรชkฤ`aph`aph: an eyelash (as fluttering); (figuratively) morning rayH6079
  5. ื™ึทื™ึฐืฉืึดึฅืจื•ึผyayลกirรปyashar: to be straight or even; (figuratively) to be (causatively, to make) right, pleasant, prosperousH3474
  6. ื ึถื’ึฐื“ึผึถึฝืšึธืƒnegdekฤneged: a front, i.e. part opposite; specifically a counterpart, or mateH5048
26
  1. ืคึผึทึญืœึผึตืกpallฤ“spalac: (properly) to roll flat, i.e. prepare (a road)H6424
  2. ืžึทืขึฐื’ึผึทึฃืœmaสฟgalma`gal: a track (literally or figuratively); also a rampart (as circular)H4570
  3. ืจึทื’ึฐืœึถึ‘ืšึธraglekฤregel: a foot (as used in walking); (by implication) a stepH7272
  4. ื•ึฐึฝื›ึธืœwฤ•kolkol: (properly) the whole; (hence) all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)H3605
  5. ื“ึผึฐืจึธื›ึถึฅื™ืšึธdฤ•rฤkรชkฤderek: a road (as trodden); (figuratively) a course of life or mode of action, often adverbH1870
  6. ื™ึดื›ึผึนึฝื ื•ึผืƒyikkลnรปkuwn: (properly) to be erect (i.e. stand perpendicular)H3559
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  1. ืึทึฝืœสพalal: (qualified negation) not (used as a deprecative)H408
  2. ืชึผึตื˜tฤ“แนญnatah: to stretch or spread out; (by implication) to bend away (including moral deflection)H5186
  3. ื™ึธืžึดึฅื™ืŸyฤmรฎnyamiyn: the right hand or side (leg, eye) of a person or other object (as the stronger and more dexterous)H3225
  4. ื•ึผืฉื‚ึฐืžึนึ‘ืื•ืœรปล›ฤ•mลwlsmo'wl: (properly) dark (as enveloped), i.e. the northH8040
  5. ื”ึธืกึตึ–ืจhฤsฤ“rcuwr: to turn off (literal or figurative)H5493
  6. ืจึทื’ึฐืœึฐืšึธึฃraglฤ•kฤregel: a foot (as used in walking); (by implication) a stepH7272
  7. ืžึตืจึธึฝืขืƒmฤ“rฤสฟra`: bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral)H7451

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Strong's words in Proverbs 4 (6)
Strong's H408 — ืึทึฝืœ (สพal)
al (al) adv. 1. (qualified negation) not (used as a deprecative) 2. (as a noun) nothing (used once in Job 24 [a negative particle (akin to H3808)] KJV: nay, neither, + never, no ,nor, not, nothing (worth), rather than. Root(s): H3808. Appears 10 times in Proverbs 4.
Strong's H1121 — ื‘ึธึญื ึดื™ื (bฤnรฎm)
ben (bane) n-m. 1. a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like H0001 H0251, etc.)) [from H1129] KJV: + afflicted, age, (Ahoh-) (Ammon-) (Hachmon-) (Lev-)ite, (anoint-)ed one, appointed to, (+) arrow, (Assyr-) (Babylon-) (Egypt-) (Grec-)ian, one born, bough, branch, breed, + (young) bullock, + (young) calf, X came up in, child, colt, X common, X corn, daughter, X of first, + firstborn, foal, + very fruitful, + postage, X in, + kid, + lamb, (+) man, meet, + mighty, + nephew, old, (+) people, + rebel, + robber, X servant born, X soldier, son, + spark, + steward, + stranger, X surely, them of, + tumultuous one, + valiant(-est), whelp, worthy, young (one), youth. Root(s): H1129 See also: H1, H251. Appears 4 times in Proverbs 4.
Strong's H1870 — ื‘ึผึฐื“ึถึฃืจึถืšึฐ (bฤ•derek)
derek (deh'-rek) n-m. 1. a road (as trodden) 2. (figuratively) a course of life or mode of action, often adverb [from H1869] KJV: along, away, because of, + by, conversation, custom, (east-)ward, journey, manner, passenger, through, toward, (high-) (path-)way(-side), whither(-soever). Root(s): H1869. Appears 4 times in Proverbs 4.
Strong's H2416 — ื—ึทื™ึผึดึฝื™ืืƒ (แธฅayyรฎm)
chay (khah'-ee) adj. 1. alive 2. (hence) raw (flesh) 3. fresh (plant, water, year), strong 4. (as noun, especially in the feminine singular and masculine plural) life (or living thing), whether literally or figuratively [from H2421] KJV: + age, alive, appetite, (wild) beast, company, congregation, life(-time), live(-ly), living (creature, thing), maintenance, + merry, multitude, + (be) old, quick, raw, running, springing, troop. Root(s): H2421. Appears 4 times in Proverbs 4.
Strong's H2451 — ื—ึธึญื›ึฐืžึธื” (แธฅฤkฤ•mรข)
chokmah (khok-maw') n-f. 1. wisdom (in a good sense) [from H2449] KJV: skilful, wisdom, wisely, wit. Root(s): H2449. Appears 4 times in Proverbs 4.
Strong's H3605 — ื•ึผื‘ึฐื›ึธืœ (รปbฤ•kฤl)
kol (kole) (or (Jer. 33) n-m. 1. (properly) the whole 2. (hence) all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense) [from H3634] KJV: (in) all (manner, (ye)), altogether, any (manner), enough, every (one, place, thing), howsoever, as many as, (no-)thing, ought, whatsoever, (the) whole, whoso(-ever). Root(s): H3634. Appears 4 times in Proverbs 4.

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“the path of righteousness is straight, but that of unrighteousness is crooked. But walk in the straight and even way.”

What the Early Church wrote about Proverbs 4 (4)

  • “So these are really inspired words: โ€œHear, my son, and accept my words, to have many paths of life. I am teaching you the ways of wisdom, so that its springs may never fail youโ€โ€”that is, those which spurt from the same soil. He is not merely affirming that there is more than o...”

  • “Let your eyes look right on, and let your eyelids look straight before you: make straight paths for your feet.”

  • “It must be noted, that he names the law a good gift, on account of the man who takes gifts into his bosom unrighteously. And he forsakes the law who transgresses it; the law, namely, of which he speaks, or which he has kept.”

    — Hippolytus (3rd century) on Proverbs 4:2

  • “But if it is in our power to fortify her, and if there are virtues in our power which exalt the knowledge of God, these will be her bulwarks,-as, for example, practice, study, and the whole chain of other virtues; and the man who observes these, honours wisdom; and the reward...”

    — Hippolytus (3rd century) on Proverbs 4:6

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