Proverbs 8:33 Go deeper

Hear instruction, and be wise, and refuse it not. (KJV)

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שִׁמְע֖וּshim.'Ulisten to

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

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperative (hence Tense · Imperative) · Second · Masculine · Plural (HVqv2mp)

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 8:33 word 1

מוּסָ֥רmu.Sarcorrection

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 8:33 word 2

וַחֲכָ֗מוּva.cha.Kha.muand act wisely

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

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperative (hence Tense · Imperative) · Second · Masculine · Plural (HVqv2mp)

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 8:33 word 3

וְאַל\־ve.'al-and 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 8:33 word 4

תִּפְרָֽעוּ\׃tif.Ra.'uyou neglect [it]

Lemma: פָּרַע (pa.ra) · Strong's: H6544B

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Jussive) · Second · Masculine · Plural (HVqj2mp)

Meaning: to neglect

Used 15 times. Also: Exodus 5:4, Exodus 32:25, Leviticus 10:6, Leviticus 13:45, Leviticus 21:10, Numbers 5:18 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6544B; TAHOT Proverbs 8:33 word 5

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
to instruction	→	מוּסָר H4148H discipline: instruction
and be wise	→	חָכַם H2449 be wise
do not	→	אַל H0408 not
ignore it	→	פָּרַע H6544B to neglect

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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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