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Proverbs 4:5

Get wisdom, get understanding; do not forget my words or turn from them.
Proverbs 4:5
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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)

קְנֵ֣ה חָ֭כְמָה קְנֵ֣ה בִינָ֑ה אַל־תִּשְׁכַּ֥ח וְאַל־תֵּ֝֗ט מֵֽאִמְרֵי־פִֽי׃

  1. קְנֵ֣הke.Neh“acquire”
    Verb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from קָנָה · “to buy” · Strong's H7069
  2. חָ֭כְמָהchokh.mah“wisdom”
    Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from חׇכְמָה · “wisdom” · Strong's H2451
  3. קְנֵ֣הke.Neh“acquire”
    Verb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from קָנָה · “to buy” · Strong's H7069
  4. בִינָ֑הvi.Nah“understanding”
    Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from בִּינָה · “understanding” · Strong's H0998
  5. אַל־'al-“may not”
    Particle, negative · from אַל · “not” · Strong's H0408
  6. תִּשְׁכַּ֥חtish.Kach“you forget”
    Verb, qal, jussive, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from שָׁכַח · “to forget” · Strong's H7911
  7. וְאַל־ve.'al-“and may not”
    Conjunction + Particle, negative · from אַל · “not” · Strong's H0408
  8. תֵּ֝֗טTet“you turn aside”
    Verb, qal, jussive, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from נָטָה · “to stretch” · Strong's H5186
  9. מֵֽאִמְרֵי־me.'im.rei-“from [the] utterances of”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, plural, construct · from אֵמֶר · “word” · Strong's H0561
  10. פִֽי׃Fi“mouth my”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from פֶּה · “lip” · Strong's H6310G
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)