Proverbs 9:6
Forsake ye, the simple, and live, And be happy in the way of understanding.This verse in the real world
In what words
- אָשַׁרʼâsharto be straight (used in the widest sense, especially to be level, right, happy); figurativ
- פְּתִיpᵉthîysilly (i.e. seducible)
- עָזַבʻâzabto loosen, i.e. relinquish, permit, etc.
- חָיָהchâyâhto live, whether literally or figuratively; causatively, to revive
- דֶּרֶךְdereka road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb
The Hebrew and Greek words standing behind this verse. Word-by-word alignment comes with the interlinear.
Cross-references
Pro 13:20, Pro 4:11, Luk 13:24, 2Co 6:17, Pro 8:35, Rev 18:4, Pro 4:14–15, Psa 26:4–6