Proverbs 1:4 Go deeper

To give subtilty to the simple, to the young man knowledge and discretion. (KJV)

Hebrew words tap a word

לָתֵ֣תla.Tetto give

Lemma: נָתַן (na.tan) · Strong's: H5414G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)

Meaning: to give: give

Used 1312 times. Also: Genesis 1:29, Genesis 3:6, Genesis 3:12, Genesis 4:12, Genesis 9:2, Genesis 9:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5414G; TAHOT Proverbs 1:4 word 1

לִפְתָאיִ֣םlif.ta.Yimto naive people

Lemma: פֶּ֫תִי (pe.ti) · Strong's: H6612A

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)

Meaning: simple

Used 18 times. Also: Psalms 19:7, Psalms 116:6, Psalms 119:130, Proverbs 1:22, Proverbs 1:32, Proverbs 7:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6612A; TAHOT Proverbs 1:4 word 2

עָרְמָ֑ה'a.re.Mahprudence

Lemma: עׇרְמָה (or.mah) · Strong's: H6195

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: craftiness

Used 5 times. Also: Exodus 21:14, Joshua 9:4, Proverbs 8:5, Proverbs 8:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6195; TAHOT Proverbs 1:4 word 3

לְ֝נַ֗עַרle.Na.'arto a youth

Lemma: נַ֫עַר (na.ar) · Strong's: H5288

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: youth

Used 239 times. Also: Genesis 14:24, Genesis 18:7, Genesis 19:4, Genesis 21:12, Genesis 21:17, Genesis 21:18 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5288; TAHOT Proverbs 1:4 word 4

דַּ֣עַתDa.'atknowledge

Lemma: דַּ֫עַת (da.at) · Strong's: H1847

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: knowledge

Used 92 times. Also: Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:17, Exodus 31:3, Exodus 35:31, Numbers 24:16, Deuteronomy 4:42 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1847; TAHOT Proverbs 1:4 word 5

וּמְזִמָּֽה\׃u.me.zi.Mahand discretion

Lemma: מְזִמָּה (me.zim.mah) · Strong's: H4209

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: plot

Used 19 times. Also: Job 21:27, Job 42:2, Psalms 10:2, Psalms 10:4, Psalms 21:11, Psalms 37:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4209; TAHOT Proverbs 1:4 word 6

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

To impart	→	נָתַן H5414G to give: give
prudence	→	עׇרְמָה H6195 craftiness
to the simple	→	פֶּ֫תִי H6612A simple
[and] knowledge	→	דַּ֫עַת H1847 knowledge
and discretion	→	מְזִמָּה H4209 plot
to the young	→	נַ֫עַר H5288 youth

King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source

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Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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