Proverbs 23:19 Go deeper

Hear thou, my son, and be wise, and guide thine heart in the way. (KJV)

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שְׁמַע\־she.ma'-listen

Lemma: שָׁמַע (sha.ma) · Strong's: H8085G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperative (hence Tense · Imperative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqv2ms)

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 23:19 word 1

אַתָּ֣ה'a.TahO you

Lemma: אַתָּ֫ה (at.tah) · Strong's: H0859A

Parsing: Pronoun · Personal · Second · Masculine · Singular (HPp2ms)

Meaning: you(m.s.)

Used 739 times. Also: Genesis 3:11, Genesis 3:14, Genesis 3:15, Genesis 3:19, Genesis 4:7, Genesis 4:11 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0859A; TAHOT Proverbs 23:19 word 2

בְנִ֣יve.Nison my

Lemma: בֵּן (ben) · Strong's: H1121A

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

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 23:19 word 3

וַחֲכָ֑םva.cha.Khamand be wise

Lemma: חָכַם (cha.kham) · Strong's: H2449

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperative (hence Tense · Imperative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqv2ms)

Meaning: be wise

Used 26 times. Also: Exodus 1:10, Deuteronomy 32:29, 1 Kings 4:31, Job 32:9, Job 35:11, Psalms 19:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2449; TAHOT Proverbs 23:19 word 4

וְאַשֵּׁ֖רve.'a.Sherand guide

Lemma: אָשַׁר (a.shar) · Strong's: H0833

Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Imperative (hence Tense · Imperative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVpv2ms)

Meaning: to bless

Used 15 times. Also: Genesis 30:13, Job 29:11, Psalms 72:17, Proverbs 3:18, Proverbs 4:14, Proverbs 9:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0833; TAHOT Proverbs 23:19 word 5

בַּדֶּ֣רֶךְba.De.rekhin the way

Lemma: דֶּ֫רֶךְ (de.rekh) · Strong's: H1870G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (HNcbsa)

Meaning: way: conduct

Used 321 times. Also: Genesis 6:12, Genesis 18:19, Genesis 19:31, Genesis 31:35, Exodus 18:20, Exodus 32:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1870G; TAHOT Proverbs 23:19 word 6

לִבֶּֽךָ\׃li.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 23:19 word 7

How the BSB renders it

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

Listen	→	שָׁמַע H8085G to hear: hear
. . .	→	אַתָּ֫ה H0859A you(m.s.)
my son	→	בֵּן H1121A son: child
and be wise	→	חָכַם H2449 be wise
and guide	→	אָשַׁר H0833 to bless
your heart	→	לֵב H3820A heart
on the right course	→	דֶּ֫רֶךְ H1870G way: conduct

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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