Focused Passage

Proverbs 22:28

A Good Name, Humility, Training, Justice for the Poor, and the Words of the Wise

The chapter moves from reputation and humility, to training and generosity, to discipline and oppression, then into a formal instruction section that calls the learner to receive the words of the wise, protect the poor, avoid anger-shaped companionship, reject rash financial pledges, honor inherited boundaries, and pursue skilled work.

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

28 Do not move an ancient boundary stone which your fathers have placed.

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Verse 28

Original words

Do not אַל־ H408 Adverb move תַּ֭סֵּג H5253 Verb - Hifil - Imperfect Jussive - second person masculine singular an ancient עוֹלָ֑ם H5769 Noun - masculine singular boundary stone גְּב֣וּל H1366 Noun - masculine singular construct which אֲשֶׁ֖ר H834 Pronoun - relative your fathers אֲבוֹתֶֽיךָ׃ H1 Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular have placed עָשׂ֣וּ H6213 Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural

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