Proverbs 1:5

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{ "verseID": "Proverbs.1.5", "source": "יִשְׁמַ֣ע חָ֭כָם וְי֣וֹסֶף לֶ֑קַח וְ֝נָב֗וֹן תַּחְבֻּל֥וֹת יִקְנֶֽה׃", "text": "*yishma'* *ḥakam* *wəyosef* *leqaḥ* *wənavon* *taḥbulot* *yiqneh*", "grammar": { "*yishma'*": "qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - he will hear/listen", "*ḥakam*": "masculine singular adjective - wise/skillful", "*wəyosef*": "conjunction + hiphil imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he will increase", "*leqaḥ*": "masculine singular noun - learning/instruction", "*wənavon*": "conjunction + niphal participle, masculine singular - and understanding one", "*taḥbulot*": "feminine plural noun - guidance/direction/wise counsel", "*yiqneh*": "qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - he will acquire" }, "variants": { "*ḥakam*": "wise/skillful/experienced", "*leqaḥ*": "learning/instruction/insight", "*navon*": "discerning/understanding/intelligent", "*taḥbulot*": "guidance/direction/wise counsel/strategies" } }

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

יִשְׁמַ֣ע חָ֭כָם וְי֣וֹסֶף לֶ֑קַח וְ֝נָב֗וֹן תַּחְבֻּל֥וֹת יִקְנֶֽה׃

Transliteration

yishma' ḥakam wəyosef leqaḥ wənavon taḥbulot yiqneh

Grammar Details

• *yishma'*: qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - he will hear/listen
• *ḥakam*: masculine singular adjective - wise/skillful
• *wəyosef*: conjunction + hiphil imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he will increase
• *leqaḥ*: masculine singular noun - learning/instruction
• *wənavon*: conjunction + niphal participle, masculine singular - and understanding one
• *taḥbulot*: feminine plural noun - guidance/direction/wise counsel
• *yiqneh*: qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - he will acquire

Word Meanings

• *ḥakam*: wise/skillful/experienced
• *leqaḥ*: learning/instruction/insight
• *navon*: discerning/understanding/intelligent
• *taḥbulot*: guidance/direction/wise counsel/strategies

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  Let the wise hear and increase their learning, and the one who understands gain guidance,

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  A wise man will hear, and will increase learning; and a man of understanding shall attain unto wise counsels:

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  A wise man will hear and increase in learning, and a man of understanding will attain wise counsel;

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  A wise man will hear, and will increase learning; and a man of understanding shall attain unto wise counsels:

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  That the wise man may hear, and increase in learning; And that the man of understanding may attain unto sound counsels:

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  A wise man will hear, and will increase learning; and a man of understanding shall attain unto wise counsels:

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  By hearinge, the wyse ma shal come by more wysdome: and by experience,

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  A wise man shall heare and increase in learning, and a man of vnderstanding shall attayne vnto wise counsels,

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  The wise man wyll geue eare, and wyll come by more wisdome, and he that is endued with vnderstanding shal attayne vnto wise counsayles.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  A wise [man] will hear, and will increase learning; and a man of understanding shall attain unto wise counsels:

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  That the wise man may hear, and increase in learning; That the man of understanding may attain to sound counsel:

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  (The wise doth hear and increaseth learning, And the intelligent doth obtain counsels.)

• American Standard Version (1901)

  That the wise man may hear, and increase in learning; And that the man of understanding may attain unto sound counsels:

• American Standard Version (1901)

  That the wise man may hear, and increase in learning; And that the man of understanding may attain unto sound counsels:

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  (The wise man, hearing, will get greater learning, and the acts of the man of good sense will be wisely guided:)

• World English Bible (2000)

  that the wise man may hear, and increase in learning; that the man of understanding may attain to sound counsel:

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  (Let the wise also hear and gain instruction, and let the discerning acquire guidance!)

Referenced Verses

• Prov 9:9 : 9 { "verseID": "Proverbs.9.9", "source": "תֵּ֣ן לְ֭חָכָם וְיֶחְכַּם־ע֑וֹד הוֹדַ֥ע לְ֝צַדִּ֗יק וְי֣וֹסֶף לֶֽקַח׃ פ", "text": "*tēn* *lḥākām* *wyeḥkam-ʿôd* *hôdaʿ* *lṣaddîq* *wyôsep* *leqaḥ*", "grammar": { "*tēn*": "Qal imperative masculine singular - give", "*lḥākām*": "preposition with masculine adjective - to a wise person", "*wyeḥkam-ʿôd*": "conjunction with Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular with adverb - and he will become wiser still", "*hôdaʿ*": "Hiphil imperative masculine singular - make known/inform", "*lṣaddîq*": "preposition with masculine adjective - to a righteous person", "*wyôsep*": "conjunction with Hiphil imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and he will increase", "*leqaḥ*": "masculine noun - learning/teaching/instruction" }, "variants": { "*tēn*": "give/provide/offer", "*ḥākām*": "wise person/sage", "*yeḥkam*": "he will become wise/gain wisdom", "*ʿôd*": "still/yet/further/more", "*hôdaʿ*": "make known/inform/teach", "*ṣaddîq*": "righteous person/just one", "*yôsep*": "he will increase/add to/continue", "*leqaḥ*": "learning/instruction/insight/doctrine" } }
• Prov 12:1 : 1 { "verseID": "Proverbs.12.1", "source": "אֹהֵ֣ב מ֖‪[d]‬וּסָר אֹ֣הֵֽב דָּ֑עַת וְשֹׂנֵ֖א תוֹכַ֣חַת בָּֽעַר׃", "text": "*ʾōhēḇ* *mûsār* *ʾōhēḇ* *dāʿaṯ* *wəśōnēʾ* *tôḵaḥaṯ* *bāʿar*", "grammar": { "*ʾōhēḇ*": "participle, masculine singular construct - one who loves", "*mûsār*": "noun, masculine singular - discipline/instruction/correction", "*ʾōhēḇ*": "participle, masculine singular construct - one who loves", "*dāʿaṯ*": "noun, feminine singular - knowledge", "*wəśōnēʾ*": "conjunction + participle, masculine singular construct - and one who hates", "*tôḵaḥaṯ*": "noun, feminine singular construct - reproof/correction/rebuke", "*bāʿar*": "noun, masculine singular - brutish/stupid person" }, "variants": { "*mûsār*": "discipline/instruction/correction/chastening", "*dāʿaṯ*": "knowledge/discernment/wisdom", "*tôḵaḥaṯ*": "reproof/rebuke/correction", "*bāʿar*": "brutish/stupid/dull/ignorant" } }
• 1 Cor 10:15 : 15 { "verseID": "1 Corinthians.10.15", "source": "Ὡς φρονίμοις λέγω· κρίνατε ὑμεῖς ὅ φημι.", "text": "As to *phronimois* I *legō*: *krinate* you what I *phēmi*", "grammar": { "*phronimois*": "dative, masculine, plural - prudent/wise/sensible ones", "*legō*": "present indicative, 1st person singular - I speak/say", "*krinate*": "aorist imperative, 2nd person plural - judge/discern", "*phēmi*": "present indicative, 1st person singular - I say/assert" }, "variants": { "*phronimois*": "prudent/wise/sensible ones", "*krinate*": "judge/discern/evaluate", "*phēmi*": "say/assert/declare" } }
• 2 Chr 25:16 : 16 { "verseID": "2 Chronicles.25.16", "source": "וַיְהִ֣י ׀ בְּדַבְּר֣וֹ אֵלָ֗יו וַיֹּ֤אמֶר לוֹ֙ הַלְיוֹעֵ֤ץ לַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ נְתַנּ֔וּךָ חֲדַל־לְךָ֖ לָ֣מָּה יַכּ֑וּךָ וַיֶּחְדַּ֣ל הַנָּבִ֗יא וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ יָדַ֗עְתִּי כִּֽי־יָעַ֤ץ אֱלֹהִים֙ לְהַשְׁחִיתֶ֔ךָ כִּֽי־עָשִׂ֣יתָ זֹּ֔את וְלֹ֥א שָׁמַ֖עְתָּ לַעֲצָתִֽי׃ פ", "text": "And *wa-yəhî* in-*bədabbərô* to-him, and *wa-yōʾmer* to-him, *ha-ləyôʿēṣ* to-the-*lammelek* *nətannûḵā*? *ḥădal*-to-you, *lāmmâ* *yakkûḵā*? And *wa-yeḥdal* the-*hannābîʾ*, and *wa-yōʾmer*, *yādaʿtî* that-*kî-yāʿaṣ* *ʾĕlōhîm* to-*ləhašḥîteḵā*, because-*kî-ʿāśîtā* *zōʾt*, and-*wəlōʾ* *šāmaʿtā* to-*laʿăṣātî*. *p*", "grammar": { "*wa-yəhî*": "waw-consecutive with qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and it happened", "*bədabbərô*": "preposition bet with piel infinitive construct with 3rd masculine singular suffix - in his speaking", "*wa-yōʾmer*": "waw-consecutive with qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he said", "*ha-ləyôʿēṣ*": "interrogative he with preposition lamed and qal participle, masculine singular - have (you been made) as a counselor", "*lammelek*": "preposition lamed with definite article and noun, masculine singular - to the king", "*nətannûḵā*": "qal perfect, 1st common plural with 2nd masculine singular suffix - we gave/appointed you", "*ḥădal*": "qal imperative, masculine singular - stop/cease/desist", "*lāmmâ*": "interrogative - why", "*yakkûḵā*": "hiphil imperfect, 3rd masculine plural with 2nd masculine singular suffix - they will strike you", "*wa-yeḥdal*": "waw-consecutive with qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he stopped", "*hannābîʾ*": "definite article with noun, masculine singular - the prophet", "*yādaʿtî*": "qal perfect, 1st common singular - I know", "*kî-yāʿaṣ*": "conjunction with qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - that he has counseled/decided", "*ʾĕlōhîm*": "noun, masculine plural - God", "*ləhašḥîteḵā*": "preposition lamed with hiphil infinitive construct with 2nd masculine singular suffix - to destroy you", "*kî-ʿāśîtā*": "conjunction with qal perfect, 2nd masculine singular - because you have done", "*zōʾt*": "demonstrative pronoun, feminine singular - this", "*wəlōʾ*": "conjunction with negative particle - and not", "*šāmaʿtā*": "qal perfect, 2nd masculine singular - you have listened", "*laʿăṣātî*": "preposition lamed with noun, feminine singular with 1st common singular suffix - to my counsel", "*p*": "paragraph marker" }, "variants": { "*ḥădal*": "cease/stop/refrain", "*yakkûḵā*": "strike/smite/kill you", "*yāʿaṣ*": "counseled/decided/determined", "*ləhašḥîteḵā*": "to destroy/ruin/corrupt you" } }
• Job 34:10 : 10 { "verseID": "Job.34.10", "source": "לָכֵ֤ן ׀ אַ֥נֲשֵׁ֥י לֵבָ֗ב שִׁמְע֫וּ לִ֥י חָלִ֖לָה לָאֵ֥ל מֵרֶ֗שַׁע וְשַׁדַּ֥י מֵעָֽוֶל׃", "text": "*lākēn* *ʾanăšê* *lēbāb* *šimʿû* *lî* *ḥālîlāh* *lāʾēl* *mēršaʿ* *wə-šadday* *mēʿāwel*", "grammar": { "*lākēn*": "adverb - therefore", "*ʾanăšê*": "masculine plural construct noun - men of", "*lēbāb*": "masculine singular noun - heart/understanding", "*šimʿû*": "Qal imperative, masculine plural - listen", "*lî*": "preposition + 1st person singular suffix - to me", "*ḥālîlāh*": "interjection - far be it", "*lāʾēl*": "preposition + masculine singular noun - to God", "*mēršaʿ*": "preposition + masculine singular noun - from wickedness", "*wə-šadday*": "waw conjunction + proper noun - and Almighty", "*mēʿāwel*": "preposition + masculine singular noun - from injustice" }, "variants": { "*lākēn*": "therefore/consequently/for this reason", "*ʾanăšê lēbāb*": "men of heart/understanding men/wise men", "*šimʿû*": "listen/hear/pay attention", "*ḥālîlāh*": "far be it/by no means/God forbid", "*ʾēl*": "God/deity/divine being", "*rešaʿ*": "wickedness/evil/wrong", "*šadday*": "Almighty/All-sufficient One (divine name)", "*ʿāwel*": "injustice/unrighteousness/wrong" } }
• Job 34:16 : 16 { "verseID": "Job.34.16", "source": "וְאִם־בִּ֥ינָה שִׁמְעָה־זֹּ֑את הַ֝אֲזִ֗ינָה לְק֣וֹל מִלָּֽי׃", "text": "*wə-ʾim-bînāh* *šimʿāh-zōʾt* *haʾăzînāh* *ləqôl* *millāy*", "grammar": { "*wə-ʾim*": "waw conjunction + conditional particle - and if", "*bînāh*": "feminine singular noun - understanding", "*šimʿāh*": "Qal imperative, masculine singular - hear", "*zōʾt*": "feminine singular demonstrative pronoun - this", "*haʾăzînāh*": "Hiphil imperative, masculine singular - give ear", "*ləqôl*": "preposition + masculine singular construct noun - to voice of", "*millāy*": "feminine plural noun + 1st person singular suffix - my words" }, "variants": { "*bînāh*": "understanding/discernment/intelligence", "*šimʿāh*": "hear/listen/heed", "*haʾăzînāh*": "give ear/listen attentively/pay attention", "*qôl*": "voice/sound/utterance", "*millāy*": "my words/my utterances/my speech" } }
• Job 34:34 : 34 { "verseID": "Job.34.34", "source": "אַנְשֵׁ֣י לֵ֭בָב יֹ֣אמְרוּ לִ֑י וְגֶ֥בֶר חָ֝כָ֗ם שֹׁמֵ֥עַֽ לִֽי׃", "text": "*ʾAnšê* *lēbāb* *yōʾmĕrû* *lî* *wĕgeber* *ḥāḵām* *šōmēaʿ* *lî*.", "grammar": { "*ʾAnšê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - men of", "*lēbāb*": "noun, masculine singular - heart/mind/understanding", "*yōʾmĕrû*": "Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - they will say", "*lî*": "preposition + 1st singular suffix - to me", "*wĕgeber*": "conjunction + noun, masculine singular - and man", "*ḥāḵām*": "adjective, masculine singular - wise", "*šōmēaʿ*": "Qal participle, masculine singular - hearing/listening", "*lî*": "preposition + 1st singular suffix - to me" }, "variants": { "*ʾAnšê*": "men of/people of", "*lēbāb*": "heart/mind/understanding/inner person", "*geber*": "man/mighty man/warrior", "*ḥāḵām*": "wise/skilled/experienced", "*šōmēaʿ*": "hearing/listening/heeding" } }
• Ps 119:98-99 : 98 { "verseID": "Psalms.119.98", "source": "מֵ֭אֹ֣יְבַי תְּחַכְּמֵ֣נִי מִצְוֺתֶ֑ךָ כִּ֖י לְעוֹלָ֣ם הִיא־לִֽי׃", "text": "From my enemies *mēʾōyəḇay* you make me wiser *təḥakkəmēnî* through your commandments *miṣwōṯêḵā*; for *kî* forever *ləʿôlām* they are *hîʾ* mine *lî*.", "grammar": { "*mēʾōyəḇay*": "preposition + noun masculine plural construct + 1st person singular suffix - from my enemies", "*təḥakkəmēnî*": "piel imperfect 2nd person masculine singular + 1st person singular suffix - you make me wiser", "*miṣwōṯêḵā*": "feminine plural construct + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your commandments", "*kî*": "conjunction - for/because", "*ləʿôlām*": "preposition + noun masculine singular - forever", "*hîʾ*": "3rd person feminine singular pronoun - it/she", "*lî*": "preposition + 1st person singular suffix - to me/mine" }, "variants": { "*mēʾōyəḇay*": "from my enemies/from my foes/than my adversaries", "*təḥakkəmēnî*": "you make me wiser/you give me more wisdom/you make me more skilled", "*miṣwōṯêḵā*": "your commandments/your orders/your instructions", "*ləʿôlām*": "forever/eternally/always", "*hîʾ-lî*": "they are mine/they belong to me/they are with me" } } 99 { "verseID": "Psalms.119.99", "source": "מִכָּל־מְלַמְּדַ֥י הִשְׂכַּ֑לְתִּי כִּ֥י עֵ֝דְוֺתֶ֗יךָ שִׂ֣יחָה לִֽֿי׃", "text": "From all-*məlammədāy* *hiśkaltî* for *ʿēdəwōtêkā* *śîḥâ* to me", "grammar": { "*məlammədāy*": "masculine plural construct with 1st person suffix - my teachers", "*hiśkaltî*": "hiphil perfect 1st person singular - I have gained insight/understanding", "*ʿēdəwōtêkā*": "feminine plural noun with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your testimonies", "*śîḥâ*": "feminine singular noun - meditation/conversation/contemplation", "*mi-*": "preposition - from/more than", "*kî*": "conjunction - for/because" }, "variants": { "*məlammədāy*": "my teachers/instructors", "*hiśkaltî*": "I have become wise/I have gained understanding/I have acted wisely", "*ʿēdəwōtêkā*": "your testimonies/your decrees/your covenant stipulations", "*śîḥâ*": "meditation/conversation/contemplation/musing" } } 100 { "verseID": "Psalms.119.100", "source": "מִזְּקֵנִ֥ים אֶתְבּוֹנָ֑ן כִּ֖י פִקּוּדֶ֣יךָ נָצָֽרְתִּי׃", "text": "From *zəqēnîm* *ʾetbônān* for *piqqûdêkā* *nāṣārtî*", "grammar": { "*zəqēnîm*": "masculine plural noun - elders/aged ones", "*ʾetbônān*": "hitpael imperfect 1st person singular - I understand/consider/discern", "*piqqûdêkā*": "masculine plural noun with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your precepts", "*nāṣārtî*": "qal perfect 1st person singular - I have kept/preserved/observed", "*mi-*": "preposition - from/more than", "*kî*": "conjunction - for/because" }, "variants": { "*zəqēnîm*": "elders/aged ones/the elderly", "*ʾetbônān*": "I understand/I discern/I gain understanding", "*piqqûdêkā*": "your precepts/your orders/your commands", "*nāṣārtî*": "I have kept/preserved/guarded/observed" } }
• 1 Sam 25:32-33 : 32 { "verseID": "1 Samuel.25.32", "source": "וַיֹּ֥אמֶר דָּוִ֖ד לַאֲבִיגַ֑ל בָּר֤וּךְ יְהוָה֙ אֱלֹהֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל אֲשֶׁ֧ר שְׁלָחֵ֛ךְ הַיּ֥וֹם הַזֶּ֖ה לִקְרָאתִֽי׃", "text": "And *yōʾmer* *Dāwid* to *ʾĂbîgal*: *bārûk* *YHWH* *ʾĕlōhê* *Yiśrāʾēl*, who *šəlāḥēk* the day the this to *qirʾātî*.", "grammar": { "*yōʾmer*": "Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular with waw-consecutive - said", "*Dāwid*": "proper noun - David", "*ʾĂbîgal*": "proper noun - Abigail", "*bārûk*": "Qal passive participle, masculine singular - blessed", "*YHWH*": "divine name", "*ʾĕlōhê*": "masculine plural construct - God of", "*Yiśrāʾēl*": "proper noun - Israel", "*šəlāḥēk*": "Qal perfect 3rd masculine singular with 2nd feminine singular suffix - sent you", "*qirʾātî*": "feminine singular noun with 1st singular suffix - to meet me" }, "variants": { "*bārûk*": "blessed/praised", "*šəlāḥēk*": "sent you/dispatched you", "*qirʾātî*": "meeting me/encountering me" } } 33 { "verseID": "1 Samuel.25.33", "source": "וּבָר֥וּךְ טַעְמֵ֖ךְ וּבְרוּכָ֣ה אָ֑תְּ אֲשֶׁ֨ר כְּלִתִ֜נִי הַיּ֤וֹם הַזֶּה֙ מִבּ֣וֹא בְדָמִ֔ים וְהֹשֵׁ֥עַ יָדִ֖י לִֽי׃", "text": "And *bārûk* *ṭaʿmēk* and *bərûkāh* *ʾātt*, who *kəlitinî* the day the this from *bôʾ* in *dāmîm*, and *hōšēaʿ* *yādî* to me.", "grammar": { "*bārûk*": "Qal passive participle, masculine singular - blessed", "*ṭaʿmēk*": "masculine singular noun with 2nd feminine singular suffix - your discretion/discernment", "*bərûkāh*": "Qal passive participle, feminine singular - blessed", "*ʾātt*": "2nd feminine singular independent pronoun - you", "*kəlitinî*": "Qal perfect 2nd feminine singular with 1st singular suffix - you have kept/restrained me", "*bôʾ*": "Qal infinitive construct - coming/entering", "*dāmîm*": "masculine plural noun - blood/bloodshed/bloodguilt", "*hōšēaʿ*": "Hiphil infinitive construct - to save/deliver", "*yādî*": "feminine singular noun with 1st singular suffix - my hand" }, "variants": { "*ṭaʿmēk*": "your discretion/discernment/judgment/good sense", "*kəlitinî*": "restrained me/kept me/prevented me", "*dāmîm*": "blood/bloodshed/bloodguilt/murder", "*hōšēaʿ*": "save/deliver/help/rescue" } }