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In the wayבְּדֶרֶךְof wisdomחָכְמָהI have instructed you;הֹרֵתִיךָI have led youהִדְרַכְתִּיךָin tracksבְּמַעְגְּלֵיof uprightness.יֹשֶׁר
Proverbs 4:11
Study it in the app“In the way of wisdom I have instructed you; I have led you in tracks of uprightness.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Proverbs 4:11, word by word
- In the wayדֶרֶךְderech
manner
The way one lives and acts.
Where else “derech” appears- of wisdomחָכְמָהchachma
wisdom
Knowing how to live well; it begins with revering YHWH.
Where else “chachma” appears- I have instructed youהֹרֵתִיhoreti
teach
To show someone the way he should go; to instruct him.
Where else “horeti” appears- I have led youהִדְרַכְתִּיhidrachti
guide
To guide someone along the right path.
Where else “hidrachti” appears- in tracksמַעְגְּלֵיmagle
path
The path one follows, or one's way of life.
Where else “magle” appears- of uprightnessיֹשֶׁרyosher
uprightness
Uprightness: what is straight and right.
Where else “yosher” appears
The context
10Hear, my son, and receive my sayings, and the years of your life will be many for you.
11 · This verse (above)
12When you walk, your steps will not be hampered; and if you run, you will not stumble.