Verse 20

{ "verseID": "Proverbs.22.20", "source": "הֲלֹ֤א כָתַ֣בְתִּי לְ֭ךָ *שלשום **שָׁלִישִׁ֑ים בְּמ֖וֹעֵצֹ֣ת וָדָֽעַת׃", "text": "Have-not *KāTabTî* to-you *šālîšîm* in *mô'ēṣōT* and *dā'aT*?", "grammar": { "Have-not": "interrogative particle with negative particle, *hălō'* - have not/did not", "*KāTabTî*": "verb, Qal perfect, 1st person singular - I have written", "to-you": "preposition with pronominal suffix, *lĕKā* - to/for you", "*šālîšîm*": "noun, masculine plural - thirty/officers/excellent things", "in": "preposition, *bĕ* - in/with", "*mô'ēṣōT*": "noun, feminine plural - counsels/advices", "and": "conjunction, *wā* - and", "*dā'aT*": "noun, feminine singular - knowledge" }, "variants": { "*KāTabTî*": "I have written/I have recorded/I have inscribed", "*šālîšîm*": "excellent things/choice sayings/thirty (things)/officers", "*mô'ēṣōT*": "counsels/advices/plans/deliberations", "*dā'aT*": "knowledge/insight/understanding" } }

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 8:6 : 6 { "verseID": "Proverbs.8.6", "source": "שִׁ֭מְעוּ כִּֽי־נְגִידִ֣ים אֲדַבֵּ֑ר וּמִפְתַּ֥ח שְׂ֝פָתַ֗י מֵישָׁרִֽים׃", "text": "*šimʿû* for-*nᵊgîdîm* *ʾădabbēr*, and-*miptaḥ śᵊpātay mêšārîm*", "grammar": { "*šimʿû*": "qal imperative masculine plural - listen/hear", "*nᵊgîdîm*": "masculine plural noun - noble/excellent things", "*ʾădabbēr*": "piel imperfect 1st person singular - I speak/declare", "*miptaḥ*": "masculine singular construct - opening of", "*śᵊpātay*": "feminine dual noun with 1st person singular suffix - my lips", "*mêšārîm*": "masculine plural noun - upright things/straight things" }, "variants": { "*nᵊgîdîm*": "noble things/excellent things/princely things", "*miptaḥ*": "opening/utterance", "*mêšārîm*": "upright things/straight things/equity/fairness" } }
  • Hos 8:12 : 12 { "verseID": "Hosea.8.12", "source": "אֶ֨כְתָּב־ל֔וֹ רֻבֵּ֖י תּֽוֹרָתִ֑י כְּמוֹ־זָ֖ר נֶחְשָֽׁבוּ׃", "text": "*ʾeḵtāḇ*-to him *rubbê* *tôrāṯî*; like-*zār* *neḥšāḇû*.", "grammar": { "*ʾeḵtāḇ*": "verb, qal imperfect, 1st person singular - I write", "*rubbê*": "noun, masculine, plural construct - multitude of", "*tôrāṯî*": "noun, feminine, singular with 1st person singular suffix - my law/instruction", "*zār*": "adjective, masculine, singular absolute - strange/foreign", "*neḥšāḇû*": "verb, nifal perfect, 3rd person plural - they are regarded" }, "variants": { "*ʾeḵtāḇ*": "I write/inscribe/wrote [variant reading: if I wrote]", "*rubbê*": "multitude of/many/ten thousand", "*tôrāṯî*": "my law/my instruction/my teaching", "*zār*": "strange/foreign/alien thing", "*neḥšāḇû*": "they are regarded/considered/reckoned" } }
  • 2 Tim 3:15-17 : 15 { "verseID": "2 Timothy.3.15", "source": "Καὶ ὅτι ἀπὸ βρέφους τὰ ἱερὰ γράμματα οἶδας, τὰ δυνάμενά σε σοφίσαι εἰς σωτηρίαν διὰ πίστεως τῆς ἐν Χριστῷ Ἰησοῦ.", "text": "*Kai* that from *brephous* the *hiera* *grammata* *oidas*, the ones *dynamena* you *sophisai* to *sōtērian* through *pisteōs* of the [one] in *Christō* *Iēsou*.", "grammar": { "*kai*": "conjunction - and", "*hoti*": "conjunction - that", "*apo*": "preposition with genitive - from", "*brephous*": "noun, genitive, neuter, singular - infancy/childhood", "*ta*": "definite article, accusative, neuter, plural - the", "*hiera*": "adjective, accusative, neuter, plural - sacred/holy", "*grammata*": "noun, accusative, neuter, plural - writings/letters", "*oidas*": "perfect active indicative, 2nd person singular - you know", "*ta*": "definite article, accusative, neuter, plural - the ones", "*dynamena*": "present middle participle, accusative, neuter, plural - being able", "*se*": "personal pronoun, accusative, singular - you", "*sophisai*": "aorist active infinitive - to make wise", "*eis*": "preposition with accusative - to/into", "*sōtērian*": "noun, accusative, feminine, singular - salvation", "*dia*": "preposition with genitive - through", "*pisteōs*": "noun, genitive, feminine, singular - faith", "*tēs*": "definite article, genitive, feminine, singular - the", "*en*": "preposition with dative - in", "*Christō*": "proper noun, dative, masculine, singular - Christ", "*Iēsou*": "proper noun, dative, masculine, singular - Jesus" }, "variants": { "*brephous*": "infancy/childhood/from a baby", "*hiera*": "sacred/holy", "*grammata*": "writings/letters/scriptures", "*oidas*": "you know/you have known", "*dynamena*": "being able/having power", "*sophisai*": "to make wise/to give wisdom", "*sōtērian*": "salvation/deliverance/preservation", "*pisteōs*": "faith/belief/trust" } } 16 { "verseID": "2 Timothy.3.16", "source": "Πᾶσα γραφὴ θεόπνευστος, καὶ ὠφέλιμος πρὸς διδασκαλίαν, πρὸς ἔλεγχον, πρὸς ἐπανόρθωσιν, πρὸς παιδείαν τὴν ἐν δικαιοσύνῃ:", "text": "All *graphē* [is] *theopneustos*, *kai* *ōphelimos* *pros* *didaskalian*, *pros* *elegchon*, *pros* *epanorthōsin*, *pros* *paideian* the [one] in *dikaiosynē*:", "grammar": { "*pasa*": "adjective, nominative, feminine, singular - all/every", "*graphē*": "noun, nominative, feminine, singular - scripture/writing", "*theopneustos*": "adjective, nominative, feminine, singular - God-breathed/inspired by God", "*kai*": "conjunction - and", "*ōphelimos*": "adjective, nominative, feminine, singular - profitable/useful", "*pros*": "preposition with accusative - for/toward", "*didaskalian*": "noun, accusative, feminine, singular - teaching/instruction", "*pros*": "preposition with accusative - for/toward", "*elegchon*": "noun, accusative, masculine, singular - reproof/conviction", "*pros*": "preposition with accusative - for/toward", "*epanorthōsin*": "noun, accusative, feminine, singular - correction", "*pros*": "preposition with accusative - for/toward", "*paideian*": "noun, accusative, feminine, singular - training/instruction", "*tēn*": "definite article, accusative, feminine, singular - the", "*en*": "preposition with dative - in", "*dikaiosynē*": "noun, dative, feminine, singular - righteousness" }, "variants": { "*pasa graphē*": "all scripture/every scripture", "*theopneustos*": "God-breathed/inspired by God/divinely inspired", "*ōphelimos*": "profitable/useful/beneficial", "*pros*": "for/toward/with a view to", "*didaskalian*": "teaching/instruction/doctrine", "*elegchon*": "reproof/conviction/refutation", "*epanorthōsin*": "correction/improvement/restoration", "*paideian*": "training/instruction/discipline", "*dikaiosynē*": "righteousness/justice" } } 17 { "verseID": "2 Timothy.3.17", "source": "Ἵνα ἄρτιος ᾖ ὁ τοῦ Θεοῦ ἄνθρωπος, πρὸς πᾶν ἔργον ἀγαθὸν ἐξηρτισμένος.", "text": "That *artios* might be the of *Theou* *anthrōpos*, *pros* every *ergon* *agathon* *exērtismenos*.", "grammar": { "*hina*": "conjunction - that/so that", "*artios*": "adjective, nominative, masculine, singular - complete/perfect", "*ē*": "present subjunctive, 3rd person singular - might be", "*ho*": "definite article, nominative, masculine, singular - the", "*tou*": "definite article, genitive, masculine, singular - of the", "*Theou*": "noun, genitive, masculine, singular - of God", "*anthrōpos*": "noun, nominative, masculine, singular - man/person", "*pros*": "preposition with accusative - for/toward", "*pan*": "adjective, accusative, neuter, singular - every", "*ergon*": "noun, accusative, neuter, singular - work/deed", "*agathon*": "adjective, accusative, neuter, singular - good", "*exērtismenos*": "perfect passive participle, nominative, masculine, singular - equipped/prepared" }, "variants": { "*hina*": "that/so that/in order that", "*artios*": "complete/perfect/fitted/proficient", "*Theou*": "of God/God's", "*anthrōpos*": "man/person/human being", "*ergon*": "work/deed/action/task", "*agathon*": "good/beneficial/useful", "*exērtismenos*": "equipped/prepared/furnished completely/thoroughly prepared" } }
  • 2 Pet 1:19-21 : 19 { "verseID": "2 Peter.1.19", "source": "Καὶ ἔχομεν βεβαιότερον τὸν προφητικὸν λόγον· ᾧ καλῶς ποιεῖτε προσέχοντες, ὡς λύχνῳ φαίνοντι ἐν αὐχμηρῷ τόπῳ, ἕως οὗ ἡμέρα διαυγάσῃ, καὶ φωσφόρος ἀνατείλῃ ἐν ταῖς καρδίαις ὑμῶν:", "text": "And we have more *bebaioteron* the *prophētikon logon*; to which well you do *prosechontes*, as to *lychnō phainonti* in *auchmērō topō*, until *hēmera diaugasē*, and *phōsphoros anateilē* in the *kardiais* of you:", "grammar": { "Καὶ": "conjunction - 'and'", "ἔχομεν": "present active indicative, 1st plural - 'we have'", "*bebaioteron*": "accusative, masculine, singular, comparative - 'more sure/firm'", "*prophētikon*": "accusative, masculine, singular - prophetic", "*logon*": "accusative, masculine, singular - word", "ᾧ": "dative, masculine, singular - 'to which'", "καλῶς": "adverb - 'well/rightly'", "ποιεῖτε": "present active indicative, 2nd plural - 'you do'", "*prosechontes*": "present active participle, nominative, masculine, plural - 'paying attention to'", "ὡς": "adverb - 'as/like'", "*lychnō*": "dative, masculine, singular - lamp", "*phainonti*": "present active participle, dative, masculine, singular - 'shining'", "*auchmērō*": "dative, masculine, singular - dark/gloomy", "*topō*": "dative, masculine, singular - place", "ἕως": "conjunction - 'until'", "οὗ": "genitive, masculine, singular - 'which'", "*hēmera*": "nominative, feminine, singular - day", "*diaugasē*": "aorist active subjunctive, 3rd singular - 'may dawn/shine through'", "*phōsphoros*": "nominative, masculine, singular - morning star/light-bearer", "*anateilē*": "aorist active subjunctive, 3rd singular - 'may rise'", "*kardiais*": "dative, feminine, plural - hearts", "ὑμῶν": "genitive, plural - 'of you/your'" }, "variants": { "*bebaioteron*": "more sure/more confirmed/more firm", "*prophētikon*": "prophetic/of the prophets", "*logon*": "word/message/account", "*prosechontes*": "paying attention to/taking heed/focusing on", "*lychnō*": "lamp/light", "*phainonti*": "shining/appearing/giving light", "*auchmērō*": "dark/gloomy/squalid/murky", "*topō*": "place/location/region", "*hēmera*": "day/daylight", "*diaugasē*": "may dawn/may shine through/may break", "*phōsphoros*": "morning star/day star/light-bearer", "*anateilē*": "may rise/may spring up/may emerge", "*kardiais*": "hearts/inner beings/minds" } } 20 { "verseID": "2 Peter.1.20", "source": "Τοῦτο πρῶτον γινώσκοντες, ὅτι πᾶσα προφητεία γραφῆς ἰδίας ἐπιλύσεως οὐ γίνεται.", "text": "This *prōton ginōskontes*, that all *prophēteia graphēs idias epilyseōs* not *ginetai*.", "grammar": { "Τοῦτο": "accusative, neuter, singular - 'this'", "*prōton*": "adverb - first/firstly", "*ginōskontes*": "present active participle, nominative, masculine, plural - 'knowing'", "ὅτι": "conjunction - 'that'", "πᾶσα": "nominative, feminine, singular - 'all/every'", "*prophēteia*": "nominative, feminine, singular - prophecy", "*graphēs*": "genitive, feminine, singular - scripture/writing", "*idias*": "genitive, feminine, singular - one's own/private", "*epilyseōs*": "genitive, feminine, singular - interpretation/explanation", "οὐ": "negative particle - 'not'", "*ginetai*": "present middle/passive indicative, 3rd singular - 'becomes/happens'" }, "variants": { "*prōton*": "first/primarily/chiefly", "*ginōskontes*": "knowing/understanding/recognizing", "*prophēteia*": "prophecy/prediction/inspired utterance", "*graphēs*": "scripture/writing/written text", "*idias*": "one's own/private/particular", "*epilyseōs*": "interpretation/explanation/solution", "*ginetai*": "becomes/happens/comes about/originates" } } 21 { "verseID": "2 Peter.1.21", "source": "Οὐ γὰρ θελήματι ἀνθρώπου ἠνέχθη ποτέ προφητεία: ἀλλʼ ὑπὸ Πνεύματος Ἁγίου φερόμενοι ἐλάλησαν Ἅγιοι Θεοῦ ἄνθρωποι.", "text": "For not by *thelēmati anthrōpou ēnechthē pote prophēteia*: but *hypo Pneumatos Hagiou pheromenoi elalēsan Hagioi Theou anthrōpoi*.", "grammar": { "Οὐ": "negative particle - 'not'", "γὰρ": "conjunction - 'for'", "*thelēmati*": "dative, neuter, singular - will/desire", "*anthrōpou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - of man/human", "*ēnechthē*": "aorist passive indicative, 3rd singular - 'was brought/carried'", "*pote*": "adverb - ever/at any time", "*prophēteia*": "nominative, feminine, singular - prophecy", "ἀλλʼ": "conjunction - 'but'", "*hypo*": "preposition + genitive - 'by/under'", "*Pneumatos*": "genitive, neuter, singular - Spirit", "*Hagiou*": "genitive, neuter, singular - Holy", "*pheromenoi*": "present passive participle, nominative, masculine, plural - 'being carried/moved'", "*elalēsan*": "aorist active indicative, 3rd plural - 'they spoke'", "*Hagioi*": "nominative, masculine, plural - holy ones", "*Theou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - of God", "*anthrōpoi*": "nominative, masculine, plural - men/humans" }, "variants": { "*thelēmati*": "will/desire/wish/intention", "*anthrōpou*": "of man/of human/of mankind", "*ēnechthē*": "was brought/was carried/was borne", "*prophēteia*": "prophecy/prediction/inspired utterance", "*Pneumatos*": "Spirit/Breath/Wind", "*pheromenoi*": "being carried/being moved/being led", "*elalēsan*": "they spoke/they uttered/they declared", "*Hagioi*": "holy ones/holy people/saints", "*anthrōpoi*": "men/humans/mankind" } }
  • Ps 12:6 : 6 { "verseID": "Psalms.12.6", "source": "מִשֹּׁ֥ד עֲנִיִּים֮ מֵאַנְקַ֢ת אֶבְי֫וֹנִ֥ים עַתָּ֣ה אָ֭קוּם יֹאמַ֣ר יְהוָ֑ה אָשִׁ֥ית בְּ֝יֵ֗שַׁע יָפִ֥יחַֽ לֽוֹ׃", "text": "From *šōḏ* *ʿăniyyîm* from *ʾanqaṯ* *ʾeḇyônîm* *ʿattāh* *ʾāqûm* *yōʾmar* *YHWH* *ʾāšîṯ* in *yēšaʿ* *yāp̄îaḥ* to him", "grammar": { "*šōḏ*": "masculine singular construct - oppression/destruction of", "*ʿăniyyîm*": "masculine plural adjective - poor/afflicted ones", "*ʾanqaṯ*": "feminine singular construct - groaning/sighing of", "*ʾeḇyônîm*": "masculine plural adjective - needy ones/destitute", "*ʿattāh*": "adverb - now", "*ʾāqûm*": "qal imperfect, 1st person singular - I will arise", "*yōʾmar*": "qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he says", "*YHWH*": "proper name - LORD", "*ʾāšîṯ*": "qal imperfect, 1st person singular - I will place/set", "*yēšaʿ*": "masculine singular noun with prefixed preposition - in salvation", "*yāp̄îaḥ*": "hiphil imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he pants for/longs for", "*lô*": "preposition with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - for him" }, "variants": { "*šōḏ*": "oppression/destruction/violence/devastation", "*ʿăniyyîm*": "poor/afflicted/humble/oppressed", "*ʾanqaṯ*": "groaning/sighing/crying", "*ʾeḇyônîm*": "needy/poor/destitute", "*ʾāqûm*": "I will arise/I will stand up/I will take action", "*ʾāšîṯ*": "I will place/I will set/I will establish", "*yēšaʿ*": "salvation/deliverance/safety", "*yāp̄îaḥ lô*": "pants for it/longs for it/whom they trap" } }