Proverbs 1:8
Old Testament • 7 words with Strong's data
"My son, hear the instruction of thy father, and forsake not the law of thy mother:"
Word-by-Word Analysis
בֵּן
bên
a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or ...
שָׁמַע
shâmaʻ
to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)
מוּסָר
mûwçâr
properly, chastisement; figuratively, reproof, warning or instruction; also restraint
אָב
ʼâb
father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application
עָזַב
ʻâzab
to loosen, i.e. relinquish, permit, etc.
תּוֹרָה
tôwrâh
a precept or statute, especially the Decalogue or Pentateuch
אֵם
ʼêm
a mother (as the bond of the family); in a wide sense (both literally and figuratively (like father))
Key Terms in This Verse
מוּסָר mûwçâr
properly, chastisement; figuratively, reproof, warning or instruction; also restraint
Study H4148 →אֵם ʼêm
a mother (as the bond of the family); in a wide sense (both literally and figuratively (like father))
Study H517 →שָׁמַע shâmaʻ
to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)
Study H8085 →אָב ʼâb
father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application
Study H1 →בֵּן bên
a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.)
Study H1121 →Cross References
My son, keep thy father’s commandment, and forsake not the law of thy mother:
The eye that mocketh at his father, and despiseth to obey his mother, the ravens of the valley shall pick it out, and the young eagles shall eat it.
My son, if thou wilt receive my words, and hide my commandments with thee;
The words of king Lemuel, the prophecy that his mother taught him.
Ye shall fear every man his mother, and his father, and keep my sabbaths: I am the LORD your God.
My son, if sinners entice thee, consent thou not.
When I call to remembrance the unfeigned faith that is in thee, which dwelt first in thy grandmother Lois, and thy mother Eunice; and I am persuaded that in thee also.
My son, keep my words, and lay up my commandments with thee.
My son, walk not thou in the way with them; refrain thy foot from their path:
My son, forget not my law; but let thine heart keep my commandments:
If one man sin against another, the judge shall judge him: but if a man sin against the LORD, who shall intreat for him? Notwithstanding they hearkened not unto the voice of their father, because the ...
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