Proverbs 13:1 Go deeper
A wise son heareth his father’s instruction: but a scorner heareth not rebuke. (KJV)
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בֵּ֣ןbena son
Lemma: בֵּן (ben) · Strong's: H1121A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: son: child
Used 3039 times. Also: Genesis 3:16, Genesis 4:17, Genesis 4:25, Genesis 4:26, Genesis 5:4, Genesis 5:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1121A; TAHOT Proverbs 13:1 word 1
חָ֭כָםCha.khomwise
Lemma: חָכָם (cha.kham) · Strong's: H2450
Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HAamsa)
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 13:1 word 2
מ֣וּסַרMu.sar[the] discipline of
Lemma: מוּסָר (mu.sar) · Strong's: H4148G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: discipline
Used 29 times. Also: Deuteronomy 11:2, Job 5:17, Job 20:3, Psalms 50:17, Proverbs 3:11, Proverbs 5:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4148G; TAHOT Proverbs 13:1 word 3
אָ֑ב'Ava father
Lemma: אָב (av) · Strong's: H0001G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: father
Used 1209 times. Also: Genesis 2:24, Genesis 4:20, Genesis 4:21, Genesis 9:18, Genesis 9:22, Genesis 9:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0001G; TAHOT Proverbs 13:1 word 4
וְ֝לֵ֗ץve.Letzand a mocker
Lemma: לִיץ (luts) · Strong's: H3887
Parsing: Aamsa (Aamsa)
Meaning: to mock
Used 28 times. Also: Genesis 42:23, 2 Chronicles 32:31, Job 16:20, Job 33:23, Psalms 1:1, Psalms 119:51 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3887; TAHOT Proverbs 13:1 word 5
לֹא\־lo'-not
Lemma: לֹא (lo) · Strong's: H3808
Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)
Meaning: not
Used 5165 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:18, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3808; TAHOT Proverbs 13:1 word 6
שָׁמַ֥עsha.Ma'he listens to
Lemma: שָׁמַע (sha.ma) · Strong's: H8085G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqp3ms)
Meaning: to hear: hear
Used 959 times. Also: Genesis 3:8, Genesis 3:10, Genesis 3:17, Genesis 4:23, Genesis 14:14, Genesis 16:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8085G; TAHOT Proverbs 13:1 word 7
גְּעָרָֽה\׃ge.'a.Raha rebuke
Lemma: גְּעָרָה (ge.a.rah) · Strong's: H1606
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: rebuke
Used 15 times. Also: 2 Samuel 22:16, Job 26:11, Psalms 18:15, Psalms 76:6, Psalms 80:16, Psalms 104:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1606; TAHOT Proverbs 13:1 word 8
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| A wise | → | חָכָם H2450 wise |
| son | → | בֵּן H1121A son: child |
| [heeds] his father’s | → | אָב H0001G father |
| discipline | → | מוּסָר H4148G discipline |
| but a mocker | → | לִיץ H3887 to mock |
| does not | → | לֹא H3808 not |
| listen | → | שָׁמַע H8085G to hear: hear |
| to rebuke | → | גְּעָרָה H1606 rebuke |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
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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