Proverbs 23:12 Go deeper

Apply thine heart unto instruction, and thine ears to the words of knowledge. (KJV)

Hebrew words tap a word

הָבִ֣יאָהha.Vi.'ahbring !

Lemma: בּוֹא (bo) · Strong's: H0935P

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Imperative (hence Tense · Imperative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVhv2ms)

Meaning: to come (in): bring

Used 547 times. Also: Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 4:3, Genesis 4:4, Genesis 6:17, Genesis 8:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0935P; TAHOT Proverbs 23:12 word 1

לַמּוּסָ֣רla.mu.Sarto <the> discipline

Lemma: מוּסָר (mu.sar) · Strong's: H4148H

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

Meaning: discipline: instruction

Used 19 times. Also: Job 36:10, Proverbs 1:2, Proverbs 1:3, Proverbs 1:7, Proverbs 1:8, Proverbs 4:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4148H; TAHOT Proverbs 23:12 word 2

לִבֶּ֑ךָli.Be.khaheart your

Lemma: לֵב (lev) · Strong's: H3820A

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: heart

Used 593 times. Also: Genesis 6:5, Genesis 6:6, Genesis 8:21, Genesis 17:17, Genesis 18:5, Genesis 24:45 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3820A; TAHOT Proverbs 23:12 word 3

וְ֝אָזְנֶ֗ךָve.'a.ze.Ne.khaand ears your

Lemma: אֹ֫זֶן (o.zen) · Strong's: H0241G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)

Meaning: ear

Used 119 times. Also: Genesis 35:4, Exodus 17:14, Exodus 21:6, Exodus 29:20, Exodus 32:2, Exodus 32:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0241G; TAHOT Proverbs 23:12 word 4

לְאִמְרֵי\־le.'im.rei-to words of

Lemma: אֵמֶר (e.mer) · Strong's: H0561

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

Meaning: word

Used 49 times. Also: Genesis 49:21, Numbers 24:4, Numbers 24:16, Deuteronomy 32:1, Joshua 24:27, Judges 5:29 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0561; TAHOT Proverbs 23:12 word 5

דָֽעַת\׃Da.'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 23:12 word 6

How the BSB renders it

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

Apply	→	בּוֹא H0935P to come (in): bring
your heart	→	לֵב H3820A heart
to instruction	→	מוּסָר H4148H discipline: instruction
and your ears	→	אֹ֫זֶן H0241G ear
to words	→	אֵמֶר H0561 word
of knowledge	→	דַּ֫עַת H1847 knowledge

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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