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Hear,שְׁמַעyou,אַתָּהmy son,בְנִיandוַbe wise,חֲכָםandוְdirectאַשֵּׁרyour heartלִבֶּךָin the way.בַּדֶּרֶךְ
Proverbs 23:19
Study it in the app“Hear, you, my son, and be wise, and direct your heart in the way.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Proverbs 23:19, word by word
- Hearשְׁמַעshema
listen
To pay close attention, or heed a plea.
Where else “shema” appears- my sonבְנִveni
son
The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.
Where else “veni” appears- be wiseחֲכָםchacham
be wise
Be wise, act wisely; in Exodus 1:10, act shrewdly.
Where else “chacham” appears- directאַשֵּׁרasher
guide
To lead others along a road, for good or ill; to set them right.
Where else “asher” appears- your heartלִבֶּlibe
heart
The deepest part of a person: where they think, feel and decide.
Where else “libe” appears- in the wayדֶּרֶךְderech
road
The track or route by which one goes from one place to another.
Where else “derech” appears
The context
18for surely there is a future, and your hope will not be cut off.
19 · This verse (above)
20Do not be among drinkers of wine, among gluttons of meat for themselves;