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The earאֹזֶןthat listensשֹׁמַעַתto the reproofתּוֹכַחַתof lifeחַיִּיםwill dwellתָּלִיןin the midstבְּקֶרֶבof the wise.חֲכָמִים
Proverbs 15:31
Study it in the app“The ear that listens to the reproof of life will dwell in the midst of the wise.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Proverbs 15:31, word by word
- The earאֹזֶןozen
hearing
The ear that listens: "incline your ear".
Where else “ozen” appears- that listensשֹׁמַעַתshomaat
listen
To pay close attention, or heed a plea.
Where else “shomaat” appears- to the reproofתּוֹכַחַתtochachat
rebuke
Words that correct a fault.
Where else “tochachat” appears- of lifeחַיִּיםchayim
life
The span and strength of being alive, which come from God.
Where else “chayim” appears- will dwellתָּלִיןtalin
spend the night
To stay in a place through the night, to sleep or to keep watch.
Where else “talin” appears- in the midstקֶרֶבkerev
midst
In the midst of: "among the people".
Where else “kerev” appears- of the wiseחֲכָמִיםchachamim
wise
Someone who knows how to live well, revering YHWH.
Where else “chachamim” appears
The context
30The light of the eyes makes the heart glad; a good report fills the bones to the full.
31 · This verse (above)
32Whoever ignores correction despises his soul, but whoever listens to reproof acquires sense.