Proverbs 4:1
Old Testament • 7 words with Strong's data
"Hear, ye children, the instruction of a father, and attend to know understanding."
Word-by-Word Analysis
שָׁמַע
shâmaʻ
to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)
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 ...
מוּסָר
mûwçâr
properly, chastisement; figuratively, reproof, warning or instruction; also restraint
אָב
ʼâb
father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application
קָשַׁב
qâshab
to prick up the ears, i.e. hearken
יָדַע
yâdaʻ
to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including o...
תָּבוּן
tâbûwn
intelligence; by implication, an argument; by extension, caprice
Key Terms in This Verse
מוּסָר mûwçâr
properly, chastisement; figuratively, reproof, warning or instruction; also restraint
Study H4148 →תָּבוּן tâbûwn
intelligence; by implication, an argument; by extension, caprice
Study H8394 →שָׁמַע shâmaʻ
to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)
Study H8085 →יָדַע yâdaʻ
to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including observation, care, recognition; and causatively, in...
Study H3045 →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
Therefore we ought to give the more earnest heed to the things which we have heard, lest at any time we should let them slip.
Come, ye children, hearken unto me: I will teach you the fear of the LORD.
My son, hear the instruction of thy father, and forsake not the law of thy mother:
My son, attend unto my wisdom, and bow thine ear to my understanding:
Bow down thine ear, and hear the words of the wise, and apply thine heart unto my knowledge.
Say unto wisdom, Thou art my sister; and call understanding thy kinswoman:
Hear counsel, and receive instruction, that thou mayest be wise in thy latter end.
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