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And I looked;וָאֶחֱזֶהIאָנֹכִיsetאָשִׁיתmy heart to it;לִבִּיI saw;רָאִיתִיI receivedלָקַחְתִּיcorrection.מוּסָר
Proverbs 24:32
Study it in the app“And I looked; I set my heart to it; I saw; I received correction.”
The wise one sees the lazy man's field full of thorns and takes the lessonWork and Rest
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Proverbs 24:32, word by word
- And I lookedאֶחֱזֶהecheze
gaze
To fix one's gaze on something or someone, behold it.
Where else “echeze” appears- setאָשִׁיתashit
set the heart
"Set the heart": fix one's attention and interest on something.
Where else “ashit” appears- my heart to itלִבִּlibi
heart
The deepest part of a person: where they think, feel and decide.
Where else “libi” appears- I sawרָאִיתִיraiti
see
To see with one's eyes.
Where else “raiti” appears- I receivedלָקַחְתִּיlakachti
accept
To accept what someone gives, such as teaching or correction.
Where else “lakachti” appears- correctionמוּסָרmusar
discipline, correction
Discipline: teaching that straightens, sometimes with punishment; it comes from the verb "discipline."
Where else “musar” appears
The context
31and look, it had all grown up in thistles; nettles covered its surface, and its wall of stones was broken down.
32 · This verse (above)
33A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to lie down,