Proverbs 8:6
Hearken, for noble things I speak, And the opening of my lips is uprightness.This verse in the real world
In what words
- מִפְתָּחmiphtâchan aperture, i.e. (figuratively) utterance
- נָגִידnâgîyda commander (as occupying the front), civil, military or religious; generally (abstractly,
- שָׂפָהsâphâhthe lip (as a natural boundary); by implication, language; by analogy, a margin (of a vess
- דָבַרdâbarperhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a des
- שָׁמַעshâmaʻto hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively,
The Hebrew and Greek words standing behind this verse. Word-by-word alignment comes with the interlinear.
Cross-references
Mat 7:28–29, Col 1:26, Pro 4:2, Mat 13:35, Pro 23:16, 1Co 2:6–7, Pro 4:20–22, Job 33:1–3