Proverbs 1:6 Go deeper

To understand a proverb, and the interpretation; the words of the wise, and their dark sayings. (KJV)

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לְהָבִ֣יןle.ha.Vinto understand

Lemma: בִּין (bin) · Strong's: H0995

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVhcc)

Meaning: to understand

Used 168 times. Also: Genesis 41:33, Genesis 41:39, Deuteronomy 1:13, Deuteronomy 4:6, Deuteronomy 32:7, Deuteronomy 32:10 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0995; TAHOT Proverbs 1:6 word 1

מָ֭שָׁלMa.shola proverb

Lemma: מָשָׁל (ma.shal) · Strong's: H4912

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

Meaning: proverb

Used 39 times. Also: Numbers 23:7, Numbers 23:18, Numbers 24:3, Numbers 24:15, Numbers 24:20, Numbers 24:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4912; TAHOT Proverbs 1:6 word 2

וּמְלִיצָ֑הu.me.li.Tzahand an enigma

Lemma: מְלִיצָה (me.li.tsah) · Strong's: H4426

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

Meaning: mockery

Used 2 times. Also: Habakkuk 2:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4426; TAHOT Proverbs 1:6 word 3

דִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.Rei[the] words of

Lemma: דָּבָר (da.var) · Strong's: H1697G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)

Meaning: word

Used 867 times. Also: Genesis 11:1, Genesis 15:1, Genesis 15:4, Genesis 24:30, Genesis 24:52, Genesis 27:34 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1697G; TAHOT Proverbs 1:6 word 4

חֲ֝כָמִ֗יםcha.kha.Mimlearned ones

Lemma: חָכָם (cha.kham) · Strong's: H2450

Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HAampa)

Meaning: wise

Used 138 times. Also: Genesis 41:8, Genesis 41:33, Genesis 41:39, Exodus 7:11, Exodus 28:3, Exodus 31:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2450; TAHOT Proverbs 1:6 word 5

וְחִידֹתָֽם\׃ve.chi.do.Tamand parables their

Lemma: חִידָה (chi.dah) · Strong's: H2420

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Construct (HNcfpc)

Meaning: riddle

Used 17 times. Also: Numbers 12:8, Judges 14:12, Judges 14:13, Judges 14:14, Judges 14:15, Judges 14:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2420; TAHOT Proverbs 1:6 word 6

How the BSB renders it

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

by understanding	→	בִּין H0995 to understand
the proverbs	→	מָשָׁל H4912 proverb
and parables	→	מְלִיצָה H4426 mockery
the sayings	→	דָּבָר H1697G word
and riddles	→	חִידָה H2420 riddle
of the wise	→	חָכָם H2450 wise

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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