Proverbs 8:6
King James Version
6 Jun 2026
“Hear; for I will speak of excellent things; and the opening of my lips shall be right things.”
מֵישָׁר
evenness, i.e. (figuratively) prosperity or concord; also straightness, i.e. (figuratively) rectitude (only in plural with singular sense; often adverbially)
שָׂפָה
lips/ my
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שָׂפָה
Lip, edge, shore. Saphah. My lips shall praise You. The lips are the instrument of praise. What comes out of your mouth reveals the condition of your heart.
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שָׁמַע
listen
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שָׁמַע
To hear, to listen, to obey. Shema. Hear O Israel. In Hebrew to truly hear means to obey. God is looking for those who hear with the intention to do.
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נָגִיד
princely things
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נָגִיד
a commander (as occupying the front), civil, military or religious; generally (abstractly, plural), honorable themes
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דָבַר
I will speak
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דָבַר
perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue
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