Proverbs 9:6 Go deeper

Forsake the foolish, and live; and go in the way of understanding. (KJV)

Hebrew words tap a word

עִזְב֣וּ'iz.Vuabandon

Lemma: עָזַב (a.zav) · Strong's: H5800A

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

Meaning: to leave: forsake

Used 195 times. Also: Genesis 2:24, Genesis 24:27, Genesis 28:15, Genesis 39:6, Genesis 39:12, Genesis 39:13 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5800A; TAHOT Proverbs 9:6 word 1

פְתָאיִ֣םfe.ta.Yimfoolish things

Lemma: פֶּ֫תִי (pe.ti) · Strong's: H6612A

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)

Meaning: simple

Used 18 times. Also: Psalms 19:7, Psalms 116:6, Psalms 119:130, Proverbs 1:4, Proverbs 1:22, Proverbs 1:32 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6612A; TAHOT Proverbs 9:6 word 2

וִֽחְי֑וּvich.Yuand live

Lemma: חָיָה (cha.yah) · Strong's: H2421

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

Meaning: to live

Used 279 times. Also: Genesis 3:22, Genesis 5:3, Genesis 5:5, Genesis 5:6, Genesis 5:7, Genesis 5:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2421; TAHOT Proverbs 9:6 word 3

וְ֝אִשְׁר֗וּve.'ish.Ruand advance

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

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

Meaning: to bless

Used 15 times. Also: Genesis 30:13, Job 29:11, Psalms 72:17, Proverbs 3:18, Proverbs 4:14, Proverbs 23:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0833; TAHOT Proverbs 9:6 word 4

בְּדֶ֣רֶךְbe.De.rekhin [the] way of

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

Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Construct (HNcbsc)

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 9:6 word 5

בִּינָֽה\׃bi.Nahunderstanding

Lemma: בִּינָה (bi.nah) · Strong's: H0998

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: understanding

Used 38 times. Also: Deuteronomy 4:6, 1 Chronicles 12:32, 1 Chronicles 22:12, 2 Chronicles 2:12, 2 Chronicles 2:13, Job 20:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0998; TAHOT Proverbs 9:6 word 6

How the BSB renders it

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

Leave your folly	→	פֶּ֫תִי H6612A simple
behind	→	עָזַב H5800A to leave: forsake
and you will live	→	חָיָה H2421 to live
walk	→	אָשַׁר H0833 to bless
in the way	→	דֶּ֫רֶךְ H1870G way: conduct
of understanding	→	בִּינָה H0998 understanding

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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