Verse 10

{ "verseID": "Proverbs.2.10", "source": "כִּֽי־תָב֣וֹא חָכְמָ֣ה בְלִבֶּ֑ךָ וְ֝דַ֗עַת לְֽנַפְשְׁךָ֥ יִנְעָֽם׃", "text": "for-*ṯāḇôʾ* *ḥāḵmāh* in-*libеḵā* and-*daʿaṯ* to-*nafšəḵā* *yinʿām*", "grammar": { "*ṯāḇôʾ*": "verb, qal imperfect 3rd person feminine singular - it will come", "*ḥāḵmāh*": "noun, feminine singular - wisdom", "*libеḵā*": "noun, masculine singular construct with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your heart", "*daʿaṯ*": "noun, feminine singular - knowledge", "*nafšəḵā*": "noun, feminine singular construct with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your soul", "*yinʿām*": "verb, qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular - it will be pleasant" }, "variants": { "*ṯāḇôʾ*": "come/enter/arrive", "*ḥāḵmāh*": "wisdom/skill/intelligence", "*daʿaṯ*": "knowledge/understanding/perception", "*nafšəḵā*": "your soul/life/self/desire", "*yinʿām*": "be pleasant/be agreeable/be delightful" } }

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Referenced Verses

  • Job 23:12 : 12 { "verseID": "Job.23.12", "source": "מִצְוַ֣ת שְׂ֭פָתָיו וְלֹ֣א אָמִ֑ישׁ מֵ֝חֻקִּ֗י צָפַ֥נְתִּי אִמְרֵי־פִֽיו׃", "text": "*miṣwat* *śəpātāyw* *wə-lōʾ* *ʾāmîš* *mēḥuqqî* *ṣāpantî* *ʾimrê-pîw*", "grammar": { "*miṣwat*": "noun, feminine singular construct - commandment of", "*śəpātāyw*": "noun, feminine dual + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his lips", "*wə-lōʾ*": "conjunction + negative particle - and not", "*ʾāmîš*": "Hiphil imperfect, 1st person singular - I depart", "*mēḥuqqî*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular + 1st person singular suffix - from my prescribed portion/statute", "*ṣāpantî*": "Qal perfect, 1st person singular - I have treasured up/hidden", "*ʾimrê-pîw*": "noun, masculine plural construct + noun, masculine singular + 3rd masculine singular suffix - words of his mouth" }, "variants": { "*miṣwâ*": "commandment, precept, ordinance", "*śāpâ*": "lip, speech, edge, border", "*mûš*": "to depart, remove, withdraw", "*ḥōq*": "statute, prescribed portion, decree, boundary", "*ṣāpan*": "to hide, treasure up, store, lay up", "*ʾēmer*": "word, speech, command", "*peh*": "mouth, opening, orifice" } }
  • Ps 119:111 : 111 { "verseID": "Psalms.119.111", "source": "נָחַ֣לְתִּי עֵדְוֺתֶ֣יךָ לְעוֹלָ֑ם כִּֽי־שְׂשׂ֖וֹן לִבִּ֣י הֵֽמָּה׃", "text": "*nāḥaltî* *ʿēdəwōtêkā* to-*ʿôlām* for-*śəśôn* *libbî* *hēmmâ*", "grammar": { "*nāḥaltî*": "qal perfect 1st person singular - I have inherited/taken as heritage", "*ʿēdəwōtêkā*": "feminine plural noun with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your testimonies", "*ʿôlām*": "masculine singular noun - forever/eternity", "*śəśôn*": "masculine singular noun construct - joy of", "*libbî*": "masculine singular noun with 1st person singular suffix - my heart", "*hēmmâ*": "3rd person masculine plural pronoun - they", "*lə-*": "preposition - to/for", "*kî*": "conjunction - for/because" }, "variants": { "*nāḥaltî*": "I have inherited/taken as heritage/possessed", "*ʿēdəwōtêkā*": "your testimonies/decrees/covenant stipulations", "*ʿôlām*": "forever/eternity/perpetuity", "*śəśôn*": "joy/gladness/delight", "*libbî*": "my heart/mind/inner person", "*hēmmâ*": "they/those/them" } }
  • Ps 119:162 : 162 { "verseID": "Psalms.119.162", "source": "שָׂ֣שׂ אָ֭נֹכִֽי עַל־אִמְרָתֶ֑ךָ כְּ֝מוֹצֵ֗א שָׁלָ֥ל רָֽב׃", "text": "*śāś* *ʾānōkî* upon-*ʾimrātekā* as *môṣēʾ* *šālāl* *rāḇ*", "grammar": { "*śāś*": "participle, masculine singular, qal - rejoicing", "*ʾānōkî*": "pronoun, 1st person singular - I", "*ʾimrātekā*": "feminine singular noun with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your word", "*môṣēʾ*": "masculine singular participle, qal - finder of", "*šālāl*": "masculine singular noun - spoil/plunder", "*rāḇ*": "adjective, masculine singular - great/much" }, "variants": { "*śāś*": "rejoicing/delighting/being glad", "*ʾimrātekā*": "your word/your saying/your promise", "*môṣēʾ*": "finder of/one who finds", "*šālāl*": "spoil/plunder/booty", "*rāḇ*": "great/much/many" } }
  • Prov 14:33 : 33 { "verseID": "Proverbs.14.33", "source": "בְּלֵ֣ב נָ֭בוֹן תָּנ֣וּחַ חָכְמָ֑ה וּבְקֶ֥רֶב כְּ֝סִילִ֗ים תִּוָּדֵֽעַ׃", "text": "In *lēb nābôn tānûaḥ ḥokmāh* and in *qereb kəsîlîm tiwwādēaʿ*", "grammar": { "*lēb*": "noun, masculine singular construct - heart of", "*nābôn*": "niphal participle, masculine singular - discerning/understanding one", "*tānûaḥ*": "qal imperfect, 3rd person feminine singular - rests/reposes", "*ḥokmāh*": "noun, feminine singular - wisdom", "*qereb*": "noun, masculine singular construct - midst of", "*kəsîlîm*": "noun, masculine plural - fools", "*tiwwādēaʿ*": "niphal imperfect, 3rd person feminine singular - is made known/becomes evident" }, "variants": { "*lēb*": "heart/mind/inner being", "*nābôn*": "discerning one/understanding person/intelligent one", "*tānûaḥ*": "rests/dwells/reposes", "*ḥokmāh*": "wisdom/skill/intelligence", "*qereb*": "midst/interior/inner part", "*kəsîlîm*": "fools/stupid ones", "*tiwwādēaʿ*": "is made known/is revealed/becomes evident" } }
  • Prov 18:1-2 : 1 { "verseID": "Proverbs.18.1", "source": "לְֽ֭תַאֲוָה יְבַקֵּ֣שׁ נִפְרָ֑ד בְּכָל־תּ֝וּשִׁיָּ֗ה יִתְגַּלָּֽע׃", "text": "For *taʾăwāh* *yəbaqqēš* *niprād* in-all *tûšiyyāh* *yiṯgallāʿ*", "grammar": { "*taʾăwāh*": "noun, feminine, singular - desire/craving", "*yəbaqqēš*": "verb, piel imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - seeks/pursues", "*niprād*": "verb, niphal participle, masculine singular - one who separates himself/isolates", "*tûšiyyāh*": "noun, feminine singular - wisdom/success/sound judgment", "*yiṯgallāʿ*": "verb, hithpael imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - breaks out/meddles/quarrels" }, "variants": { "*taʾăwāh*": "desire/craving/lust/appetite", "*niprād*": "one separated/isolated/alienated", "*tûšiyyāh*": "sound wisdom/effective wisdom/success/counsel", "*yiṯgallāʿ*": "breaks forth/bursts out/exposes himself/quarrels/defies" } } 2 { "verseID": "Proverbs.18.2", "source": "לֹֽא־יַחְפֹּ֣ץ כְּ֭סִיל בִּתְבוּנָ֑ה כִּ֝֗י אִֽם־בְּהִתְגַּלּ֥וֹת לִבּֽוֹ׃", "text": "Not *yaḥpōṣ* *kəsîl* in-*təḇûnāh* but if in-*hiṯgallôṯ* *libbô*", "grammar": { "*yaḥpōṣ*": "verb, qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - delights/desires/takes pleasure", "*kəsîl*": "noun, masculine singular - fool/stupid person", "*təḇûnāh*": "noun, feminine singular - understanding/insight/intelligence", "*hiṯgallôṯ*": "verb, hithpael infinitive construct - revealing/exposing/displaying", "*libbô*": "noun, masculine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his heart/mind" }, "variants": { "*kəsîl*": "fool/stupid person/dullard", "*təḇûnāh*": "understanding/insight/discernment/intelligence", "*hiṯgallôṯ*": "revealing/exposing/displaying/parading", "*libbô*": "his heart/mind/inner self/thoughts" } }
  • Prov 24:13-14 : 13 { "verseID": "Proverbs.24.13", "source": "אֱכָל־בְּנִ֣י דְבַ֣שׁ כִּי־ט֑וֹב וְנֹ֥פֶת מָ֝ת֗וֹק עַל־חִכֶּֽךָ׃", "text": "*ʾěkāl*-*bənî* *dəbaš* for-*ṭôb* and-*nōpet* *mātôq* upon-*ḥikkekā*", "grammar": { "*ʾěkāl*": "Qal imperative, masculine singular - eat", "*bənî*": "masculine singular noun with 1st person singular suffix - my son", "*dəbaš*": "masculine singular noun - honey", "*ṭôb*": "masculine singular adjective - good", "*nōpet*": "masculine singular noun - honeycomb", "*mātôq*": "masculine singular adjective - sweet", "*ḥikkekā*": "masculine singular noun with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your palate" }, "variants": { "*dəbaš*": "honey/sweetness", "*nōpet*": "honeycomb/dripping honey", "*ḥikkekā*": "your palate/your taste" } } 14 { "verseID": "Proverbs.24.14", "source": "כֵּ֤ן ׀ דְּעֶ֥ה חָכְמָ֗ה לְנַ֫פְשֶׁ֥ךָ אִם־מָ֭צָאתָ וְיֵ֣שׁ אַחֲרִ֑ית וְ֝תִקְוָתְךָ֗ לֹ֣א תִכָּרֵֽת׃ פ", "text": "So *dəʿêh* *ḥokmāh* to-*napšekā* if-*māṣāʾtā* and-exists *ʾaḥărît* and-*tiqwātəkā* not *tikkārēt*", "grammar": { "*dəʿêh*": "Qal imperative, masculine singular - know", "*ḥokmāh*": "feminine singular noun - wisdom", "*napšekā*": "feminine singular noun with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your soul", "*māṣāʾtā*": "Qal perfect, 2nd person masculine singular - you found", "*ʾaḥărît*": "feminine singular noun - end/outcome/future", "*tiqwātəkā*": "feminine singular noun with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your hope", "*tikkārēt*": "Niphal imperfect, 3rd person feminine singular - will be cut off" }, "variants": { "*dəʿêh*": "know/understand/experience", "*napšekā*": "your soul/your being/yourself", "*ʾaḥărît*": "end/outcome/future/posterity", "*tikkārēt*": "will be cut off/will be destroyed/will fail" } }
  • Jer 15:16 : 16 { "verseID": "Jeremiah.15.16", "source": "נִמְצְא֤וּ דְבָרֶ֙יךָ֙ וָאֹ֣כְלֵ֔ם וַיְהִ֤י *דבריך **דְבָֽרְךָ֙ לִ֔י לְשָׂשׂ֖וֹן וּלְשִׂמְחַ֣ת לְבָבִ֑י כִּֽי־נִקְרָ֤א שִׁמְךָ֙ עָלַ֔י יְהוָ֖ה אֱלֹהֵ֥י צְבָאֽוֹת׃", "text": "*nimṣəʾû dəbārekā* *wā-ʾōklēm*, *wa-yəhî dəbārəkā* to-me for-*śāśôn* and-for-*śimḥat* my-heart; for-*niqrāʾ* your-name upon-me, *YHWH ʾĕlōhê ṣəbāʾôt*.", "grammar": { "*nimṣəʾû*": "niphal perfect 3rd common plural - they were found", "*dəbārekā*": "noun common masculine plural construct with 2nd masculine singular suffix - your words", "*wā-ʾōklēm*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect 1st common singular with 3rd masculine plural suffix - and I ate them", "*wa-yəhî*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and it became", "*dəbārəkā*": "noun common masculine singular construct with 2nd masculine singular suffix - your word", "*śāśôn*": "noun common masculine singular - joy/rejoicing", "*śimḥat*": "noun common feminine singular construct - gladness of", "*niqrāʾ*": "niphal perfect 3rd masculine singular - it is called", "*YHWH*": "divine name - Yahweh/the LORD", "*ʾĕlōhê*": "noun common masculine plural construct - God of", "*ṣəbāʾôt*": "noun common feminine plural - hosts/armies" }, "variants": { "*nimṣəʾû dəbārekā*": "your words were found/discovered", "*wā-ʾōklēm*": "and I ate them/devoured them/consumed them", "*lĕśāśôn ûlĕśimḥat lĕbābî*": "for joy and for gladness of my heart", "*niqrāʾ šimkā ʿālay*": "your name is called upon me/I am called by your name", "*YHWH ʾĕlōhê ṣəbāʾôt*": "Yahweh God of hosts/the LORD God of armies" } }
  • Col 3:16 : 16 { "verseID": "Colossians.3.16", "source": "Ὁ λόγος τοῦ Χριστοῦ ἐνοικείτω ἐν ὑμῖν πλουσίως ἐν πάσῃ σοφίᾳ· διδάσκοντες καὶ νουθετοῦντες ἑαυτοὺς ψαλμοῖς καὶ ὕμνοις καὶ ᾠδαῖς πνευματικαῖς, ἐν χάριτι ᾄδοντες ἐν τῇ καρδίᾳ ὑμῶν τῷ Κυρίῳ.", "text": "The *logos* of the *Christou* *enoikeitō* in you *plousiōs* in all *sophia*; *didaskontes* and *nouthetountes* *heautous* with *psalmois* and *hymnois* and *ōdais* *pneumatikais*, in *chariti* *adontes* in the *kardia* of you to the *Kyriō*.", "grammar": { "*logos*": "nominative, masculine, singular - word", "*Christou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - of Christ", "*enoikeitō*": "present active imperative, 3rd person singular - let dwell/indwell", "*hymin*": "dative, 2nd person plural pronoun - in you", "*plousiōs*": "adverb - richly/abundantly", "*pasē*": "dative, feminine, singular - all/every", "*sophia*": "dative, feminine, singular - wisdom", "*didaskontes*": "present active participle, nominative, masculine, plural - teaching", "*nouthetountes*": "present active participle, nominative, masculine, plural - admonishing", "*heautous*": "accusative, masculine, plural, reflexive pronoun - yourselves/one another", "*psalmois*": "dative, masculine, plural - psalms", "*hymnois*": "dative, masculine, plural - hymns", "*ōdais*": "dative, feminine, plural - songs/odes", "*pneumatikais*": "dative, feminine, plural - spiritual", "*chariti*": "dative, feminine, singular - grace/gratitude", "*adontes*": "present active participle, nominative, masculine, plural - singing", "*kardia*": "dative, feminine, singular - heart", "*hymōn*": "genitive, 2nd person plural pronoun - of you/your", "*Kyriō*": "dative, masculine, singular - to the Lord" }, "variants": { "*logos*": "word/message/teaching", "*enoikeitō*": "let dwell/inhabit/live in", "*plousiōs*": "richly/abundantly/fully", "*sophia*": "wisdom/skill/insight", "*didaskontes*": "teaching/instructing/educating", "*nouthetountes*": "admonishing/warning/instructing", "*psalmois*": "psalms/songs from scripture", "*hymnois*": "hymns/songs of praise", "*ōdais pneumatikais*": "spiritual songs/divinely inspired songs", "*chariti*": "grace/gratitude/thankfulness", "*adontes*": "singing/chanting/making melody" } }
  • Ps 19:10 : 10 { "verseID": "Psalms.19.10", "source": "יִרְאַ֤ת יְהוָ֨ה ׀ טְהוֹרָה֮ עוֹמֶ֢דֶת לָ֫עַ֥ד מִֽשְׁפְּטֵי־יְהוָ֥ה אֱמֶ֑ת צָֽדְק֥וּ יַחְדָּֽו׃", "text": "*yirʾat* *YHWH* *ṭəhôrāh* *ʿômedet* *lāʿad* *mišpəṭê*-*YHWH* *ʾĕmet* *ṣādəqû* *yaḥdāw*", "grammar": { "*yirʾat*": "noun, feminine, singular, construct - fear of", "*YHWH*": "proper noun - LORD/Yahweh", "*ṭəhôrāh*": "adjective, feminine, singular - pure/clean", "*ʿômedet*": "verb, qal participle, feminine, singular - standing/enduring", "*lāʿad*": "preposition with noun - forever", "*mišpəṭê*": "noun, masculine, plural, construct - judgments of", "*ʾĕmet*": "noun, feminine, singular, absolute - truth", "*ṣādəqû*": "verb, qal perfect, 3cp - they are righteous", "*yaḥdāw*": "adverb - together/altogether" }, "variants": { "*yirʾat*": "fear/reverence/awe", "*YHWH*": "LORD/Yahweh (divine name)", "*ṭəhôrāh*": "pure/clean/clear", "*ʿômedet*": "standing/enduring/lasting/continuing", "*lāʿad*": "forever/eternally/perpetually", "*mišpəṭê*": "judgments/ordinances/laws/decisions", "*ʾĕmet*": "truth/faithfulness/reliability", "*ṣādəqû*": "they are righteous/just/correct", "*yaḥdāw*": "together/all of them/altogether" } }
  • Ps 104:34 : 34 { "verseID": "Psalms.104.34", "source": "יֶעֱרַ֣ב עָלָ֣יו שִׂיחִ֑י אָ֝נֹכִ֗י אֶשְׂמַ֥ח בַּיהוָֽה׃", "text": "*Ye'ĕrab* *'ālāyw* *śîḥî*; *'ānōkî* *'eśmaḥ* *baYHWH*.", "grammar": { "*ye'ĕrab*": "qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular jussive - let it be sweet/pleasing", "*'ālāyw*": "preposition with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - upon him", "*śîḥî*": "noun, masculine singular construct with 1st person singular suffix - my meditation", "*'ānōkî*": "personal pronoun, 1st person singular - I", "*'eśmaḥ*": "qal imperfect, 1st person singular - I will rejoice", "*baYHWH*": "preposition with proper name - in the LORD" }, "variants": { "*ye'ĕrab*": "be sweet/be pleasing/be agreeable", "*'ālāyw*": "upon him/to him/concerning him", "*śîḥî*": "my meditation/my speech/my complaint/my musing", "*'ānōkî*": "I/myself/as for me", "*'eśmaḥ*": "rejoice/be glad/be joyful", "*baYHWH*": "in the LORD/in YHWH" } }
  • Ps 119:97 : 97 { "verseID": "Psalms.119.97", "source": "מָֽה־אָהַ֥בְתִּי תוֹרָתֶ֑ךָ כָּל־הַ֝יּ֗וֹם הִ֣יא שִׂיחָתִֽי׃", "text": "How *mâ* I love *ʾāhaḇtî* your law *ṯôrāṯêḵā*! All *kāl* the day *hayyôm* it *hîʾ* is my meditation *śîḥāṯî*.", "grammar": { "*mâ*": "interrogative pronoun used as exclamation - how!", "*ʾāhaḇtî*": "qal perfect 1st person singular - I love", "*ṯôrāṯêḵā*": "noun feminine singular construct + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your law", "*kāl*": "noun masculine singular construct - all of", "*hayyôm*": "definite article + noun masculine singular - the day", "*hîʾ*": "3rd person feminine singular pronoun - it/she", "*śîḥāṯî*": "noun feminine singular construct + 1st person singular suffix - my meditation" }, "variants": { "*mâ*": "how!/how much!", "*ʾāhaḇtî*": "I love/I cherish/I adore", "*ṯôrāṯêḵā*": "your law/your instruction/your teaching", "*hayyôm*": "the day/all day long/throughout the day", "*śîḥāṯî*": "my meditation/my conversation/my thought" } }
  • Ps 119:103 : 103 { "verseID": "Psalms.119.103", "source": "מַה־נִּמְלְצ֣וּ לְ֭חִכִּי אִמְרָתֶ֗ךָ מִדְּבַ֥שׁ לְפִֽי׃", "text": "How-*nimlәṣû* to-*ḥikkî* *ʾimrātekā* from-*dәbaš* to-mouth-my", "grammar": { "*nimlәṣû*": "niphal perfect 3rd person plural - they are sweet/pleasant", "*ḥikkî*": "masculine singular noun with 1st person singular suffix - my palate", "*ʾimrātekā*": "feminine singular noun with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your word/saying", "*dәbaš*": "masculine singular noun - honey", "*mâ*": "interrogative particle - how/what", "*lә-*": "preposition - to/for", "*pî*": "masculine singular noun with 1st person singular suffix - my mouth" }, "variants": { "*nimlәṣû*": "they are sweet/pleasant/smooth", "*ḥikkî*": "my palate/taste/mouth", "*ʾimrātekā*": "your word/saying/speech/promise", "*dәbaš*": "honey" } }