Focused Passage

Proverbs 15:33

The LORD Sees Every Heart: Wise Speech, Teachable Correction, and the Path of Life

The chapter moves through speech and correction, worship and divine scrutiny, the heart and knowledge, fear of the LORD and household peace, counsel and timely words, the upward path of life, the LORD's opposition to pride and greed, and the final union of correction, understanding, fear of the LORD, humility, and honor.

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

33The fear of the LORD is the instruction of wisdom, and humility comes before honor.

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Verse 33

Original words

The fearיִרְאַ֣תH3374Noun - feminine singular constructof the LORDיְ֭הוָהH3068Noun - proper - masculine singular[is] the instructionמוּסַ֣רH4148Noun - masculine singular constructof wisdomחָכְמָ֑הH2451Noun - feminine singularand humilityעֲנָוָֽה׃H6038Noun - feminine singularcomes beforeוְלִפְנֵ֖יH6440Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - common plural constructhonorכָב֣וֹדH3519Noun - masculine singular

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