Proverbs 9:6
Old Testament • 6 words with Strong's data
"Forsake the foolish, and live; and go in the way of understanding."
Word-by-Word Analysis
עָזַב
ʻâzab
to loosen, i.e. relinquish, permit, etc.
כְּסִיל
kᵉçîyl
properly, fat, i.e. (figuratively) stupid or silly
חָיָה
châyâh
to live, whether literally or figuratively; causatively, to revive
יָלַךְ
yâlak
to walk (literally or figuratively); causatively, to carry (in various senses)
דֶּרֶךְ
derek
a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb
תָּבוּן
tâbûwn
intelligence; by implication, an argument; by extension, caprice
Key Terms in This Verse
תָּבוּן tâbûwn
intelligence; by implication, an argument; by extension, caprice
Study H8394 →חָיָה châyâh
to live, whether literally or figuratively; causatively, to revive
Study H2421 →דֶּרֶךְ derek
a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb
Study H1870 →יָלַךְ yâlak
to walk (literally or figuratively); causatively, to carry (in various senses)
Study H3212 →Cross References
He that walketh with wise men shall be wise: but a companion of fools shall be destroyed.
I have taught thee in the way of wisdom; I have led thee in right paths.
Strive to enter in at the strait gate: for many, I say unto you, will seek to enter in, and shall not be able.
Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you,
For by me thy days shall be multiplied, and the years of thy life shall be increased.
For whoso findeth me findeth life, and shall obtain favour of the LORD.
Hearken, O daughter, and consider, and incline thine ear; forget also thine own people, and thy father’s house;
And with many other words did he testify and exhort, saying, Save yourselves from this untoward generation.
Depart from me, ye evildoers: for I will keep the commandments of my God.
And I heard another voice from heaven, saying, Come out of her, my people, that ye be not partakers of her sins, and that ye receive not of her plagues.
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