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by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.
Bible Verse Dictionary
Proverbs 8:32 - Keep
Proverbs 8:32 - Now therefore hearken unto me, O ye children: for blessed are they that keep my ways.
| Verse | Strongs No. | Hebrew | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Now | H6258 | עַתָּה |
[Adverb] at this {time} whether {adverbial} conjugational or expletive |
| therefore hearken | H8085 | שָׁמַע |
[Verb] to hear intelligently (often with implication of {attention} {obedience} etc.; causatively to {tell} etc.) |
| unto me O ye children | H1121 | בֵּן |
[Noun Masculine] a son (as a builder of the family {name}) in the widest sense (of literal and figurative {relationship} including {grandson} subject: {nation} quality or {condition} {etc.} (like {H1 } {H251 } etc.) |
| for blessed | H835 | אֶשֶׁר |
[Noun Masculine] happiness; only in masculine plural construction as {interjection} how happy! |
| are they that keep | H8104 | שָׁמַר |
[Verb] properly to hedge about (as with {thorns}) that {is} guard; generally to {protect} attend {to} etc. |
| my ways | H1870 | דֶּרֶךְ |
[Noun Masculine] a road (as trodden); figuratively a course of life or mode of {action} often adverbially |
Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.