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Proverbs 9:6

Forsake the foolish, and live; and go in the way of understanding.

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עִזְב֣וּizvvcommit selfעָזַבverb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, plural — “commit self”, a commandH5800to loosen, i.e. relinquish, permit, etc.commit self, fail, forsake, fortify, help, leave (destitute, off), refuse, [idiom] surely.פְתָאיִ֣םfetayimfoolishפְּתִיnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “foolish”, the ordinary formH6612silly (i.e. seducible)foolish, simple(-icity, one).וִֽחְי֑וּvichyvand liveחָיָהconjunction, verb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, plural — “and live”, a commandH2421to live, whether literally or figuratively; causatively, to revivekeep (leave, make) alive, [idiom] certainly, give (promise) life, (let, suffer to) live, nourish up, preserve (alive), quicken, recover, repair, restore (to life), revive, ([idiom] God) save (alive, life, lives), [idiom] surely, be whole.וְ֝אִשְׁר֗וּveishrvand goאָשַׁרconjunction, verb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, plural — “and go”, a commandH833to be straight (used in the widest sense, especially to be level, right, happy); figuratively, to go forward, be honest, proper(call, be) bless(-ed, happy), go, guide, lead, relieve.בְּדֶ֣רֶךְbederekhin alongדֶּרֶךְpreposition, noun, common, both genders, singular, construct — “in along”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1870a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverbalong, away, because of, [phrase] by, conversation, custom, (east-) ward, journey, manner, passenger, through, toward, (high-) (path-) way(-side), whither(-soever).בִּינָֽהbinahunderstandingבִּינָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “understanding”, the ordinary formH998understandingknowledge, meaning, [idiom] perfectly, understanding, wisdom.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Forsake all thoughtlessness, and live; and walk in the way of understanding.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Leave off, ye simple ones, and live; And walk in the way of understanding.

Young’s Literal Translation

Forsake ye, the simple, and live, And be happy in the way of understanding.

World English Bible

Leave your simple ways, and live. Walk in the way of understanding.”

Darby Translation

Forsake follies and live, and go in the way of intelligence.

Douay-Rheims

Forsake childishness, and live, and walk by the ways of prudence.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Forsake all thoughtlessness, and live; and walk in the way of understanding.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Leave folly, that ye may reign for ever; and seek wisdom, and improve understanding by knowledge.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἀπολείπετε ἀφροσύνην, ἵνα εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα βασιλεύσητε· καὶ ζητήσατε φρόνησιν, καὶ κατορθώσατε ἐν γνώσει σύνεσιν.