Proverbs 4:11

I will guide you in the way of wisdom; I will lead you on straight paths.
Proverbs 4:11
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Original language (Hebrew)

בְּדֶ֣רֶךְ חָ֭כְמָה הֹרֵתִ֑יךָ הִ֝דְרַכְתִּ֗יךָ בְּמַעְגְּלֵי־יֹֽשֶׁר׃

  1. בְּדֶ֣רֶךְbe.De.rekh“<in> [the] way of”
    Preposition + Noun, both genders, singular, construct · from דֶּ֫רֶךְ · “conduct” · Strong's H1870G
  2. חָ֭כְמָהchokh.mah“wisdom”
    Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from חׇכְמָה · “wisdom” · Strong's H2451
  3. הֹרֵתִ֑יךָho.re.Ti.kha“I taught you”
    Verb, hiphil, perfect, 1st person, common, singular + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from יָרָה · “to show” · Strong's H3384B
  4. הִ֝דְרַכְתִּ֗יךָhid.rakh.Ti.kha“I led you”
    Verb, hiphil, perfect, 1st person, common, singular + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from דָּרַךְ · “to tread” · Strong's H1869
  5. בְּמַעְגְּלֵי־be.ma'.ge.lei-“in tracks of”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, plural, construct · from מַעְגָּל · “track” · Strong's H4570
  6. יֹֽשֶׁר׃Yo.sher“uprightness”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from יֹ֫שֶׁר · “uprightness” · Strong's H3476
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)