Proverbs 23:9 Go deeper

Speak not in the ears of a fool: for he will despise the wisdom of thy words. (KJV)

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בְּאָזְנֵ֣יbe.'a.ze.Neiin [the] ears of

Lemma: אֹ֫זֶן (o.zen) · Strong's: H0241H

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Dual · Construct (HNcfdc)

Meaning: ear: hearing

Used 34 times. Also: Genesis 23:10, Genesis 23:13, Genesis 23:16, Exodus 10:2, Exodus 11:2, Exodus 24:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0241H; TAHOT Proverbs 23:9 word 1

כְ֭סִילKhe.sila fool

Lemma: כְּסִיל (ke.sil) · Strong's: H3684

Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HAamsa)

Meaning: fool

Used 70 times. Also: Psalms 49:10, Psalms 92:6, Psalms 94:8, Proverbs 1:22, Proverbs 1:32, Proverbs 3:35 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3684; TAHOT Proverbs 23:9 word 2

אַל\־'al-may not

Lemma: אַל (al) · Strong's: H0408

Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)

Meaning: not

Used 723 times. Also: Genesis 13:8, Genesis 15:1, Genesis 18:3, Genesis 18:30, Genesis 18:32, Genesis 19:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0408; TAHOT Proverbs 23:9 word 3

תְּדַבֵּ֑רte.da.Beryou speak

Lemma: דָבַר (da.var) · Strong's: H1696G

Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Jussive) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVpj2ms)

Meaning: to speak: speak

Used 1056 times. Also: Genesis 8:15, Genesis 12:4, Genesis 16:13, Genesis 17:3, Genesis 17:22, Genesis 17:23 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1696G; TAHOT Proverbs 23:9 word 4

כִּֽי\־ki-for

Lemma: כִּי (ki) · Strong's: H3588A

Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)

Meaning: for

Used 4335 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3588A; TAHOT Proverbs 23:9 word 5

יָ֝ב֗וּזya.Vuzhe will despise

Lemma: בּוּז (buz) · Strong's: H0936

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqi3ms)

Meaning: to despise

Used 12 times. Also: Proverbs 1:7, Proverbs 6:30, Proverbs 11:12, Proverbs 13:13, Proverbs 14:21, Proverbs 23:22 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0936; TAHOT Proverbs 23:9 word 6

לְשֵׂ֣כֶלle.Se.khel<to> [the] insight of

Lemma: שֵׂ֫כֶל (se.khel) · Strong's: H7922

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

Meaning: understanding

Used 16 times. Also: 1 Samuel 25:3, 1 Chronicles 22:12, 1 Chronicles 26:14, 2 Chronicles 2:12, 2 Chronicles 30:22, Ezra 8:18 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7922; TAHOT Proverbs 23:9 word 7

מִלֶּֽיךָ\׃mi.Lei.khawords your

Lemma: מִלָּה (mil.lah) · Strong's: H4405

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

Meaning: speech

Used 38 times. Also: 2 Samuel 23:2, Job 4:2, Job 4:4, Job 6:26, Job 8:10, Job 12:11 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4405; TAHOT Proverbs 23:9 word 8

How the BSB renders it

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

Do not	→	אַל H0408 not
speak	→	דָבַר H1696G to speak: speak
to a fool	→	כְּסִיל H3684 fool
for	→	כִּי H3588A for
he will despise	→	בּוּז H0936 to despise
the wisdom	→	שֵׂ֫כֶל H7922 understanding
of your words	→	מִלָּה H4405 speech

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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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