Proverbs 5:1

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

My son, attend unto my wisdom, and bow thine ear to my understanding:

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

בְּ֭נִי לְחָכְמָתִ֣י הַקְשִׁ֑יבָה לִ֝תְבוּנָתִ֗י הַט־אָזְנֶֽךָ

Transliteration

My bĕnî to-my-ḥokmâ haqšîbâ to-my-tĕbûnâ haṭ-your-ʾōzen

Grammar Details

• *bĕnî*: noun, masculine singular construct with 1st person suffix - my son
• *ḥokmâ*: noun, feminine singular with 1st person suffix - my wisdom
• *haqšîbâ*: verb, hiphil imperative masculine singular - pay attention/listen attentively
• *tĕbûnâ*: noun, feminine singular with 1st person suffix - my understanding/insight
• *haṭ*: verb, hiphil imperative masculine singular - incline/extend/stretch out
• *ʾōzen*: noun, feminine singular with 2nd person masculine suffix - your ear

Word Meanings

• *ḥokmâ*: wisdom/skill/experience
• *haqšîbâ*: listen attentively/pay close attention/be receptive
• *tĕbûnâ*: understanding/discernment/intelligence/insight
• *haṭ*: extend/incline/stretch out/turn

Referenced Verses

• Prov 22:17 : 17 Bow down thine ear, and hear the words of the wise, and apply thine heart unto my knowledge.
• Prov 4:20 : 20 My son, attend to my words; incline thine ear unto my sayings.
• Prov 2:1 : 1 My son, if thou wilt receive my words, and hide my commandments with thee;
• Prov 4:1 : 1 Hear, ye children, the instruction of a father, and attend to know understanding.
• Matt 3:9 : 9 And think not to say within yourselves, We have Abraham to our father: for I say unto you, that God is able of these stones to raise up children unto Abraham.
• Mark 4:23 : 23 If any man have ears to hear, let him hear.
• Jas 1:19 : 19 Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath:
• Rev 2:7 : 7 He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches; To him that overcometh will I give to eat of the tree of life, which is in the midst of the paradise of God.
• Rev 2:11 : 11 He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches; He that overcometh shall not be hurt of the second death.
• Rev 2:17 : 17 He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches; To him that overcometh will I give to eat of the hidden manna, and will give him a white stone, and in the stone a new name written, which no man knoweth saving he that receiveth it.
• Rev 2:29 : 29 He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches.
• Rev 3:6 : 6 He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches.
• Rev 3:13 : 13 He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches.
• Rev 3:22 : 22 He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches.