Proverbs 19:27

If you cease to hear instruction, my son, you will stray from the words of knowledge.
Proverbs 19:27
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Original language and places

Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Hebrew)

חַֽדַל־בְּ֭נִי לִשְׁמֹ֣עַ מוּסָ֑ר לִ֝שְׁג֗וֹת מֵֽאִמְרֵי־דָֽעַת׃

  1. חַֽדַל־cha.dal-“cease”
    Verb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from חָדַל · “to cease” · Strong's H2308
  2. בְּ֭נִיBe.ni“O son my”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from בֵּן · “child” · Strong's H1121A
  3. לִשְׁמֹ֣עַlish.Mo.a'“to listen to”
    Preposition + Verb, qal, infinitive construct, common · from שָׁמַע · “hear” · Strong's H8085G
  4. מוּסָ֑רmu.Sar“correction”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from מוּסָר · “instruction” · Strong's H4148H
  5. לִ֝שְׁג֗וֹתlish.Got“to stray”
    Preposition + Verb, qal, infinitive construct, common · from שָׁגָה · “to wander” · Strong's H7686
  6. מֵֽאִמְרֵי־me.'im.rei-“from words of”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, plural, construct · from אֵמֶר · “word” · Strong's H0561
  7. דָֽעַת׃Da.'at“knowledge”
    Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from דַּ֫עַת · “knowledge” · Strong's H1847
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)