Proverbs 4:25
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | Let thine eyes look right on, and let thine eyelids look straight before thee. | Let your eyes look forward; fix your gaze straight ahead. | Let thine eyes look right on, And let thine eyelids look straight before thee. |
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| eyes your | עֵ֭ינֶיךָ | 'EI-nei-kha | H5869A | eyeעַ֫יִן (a.yin) : eye 1) eye 1a) eye 1a1) of physical eye 1a2) as showing mental qualities 1a3) of mental and spiritual faculties (fig.) |
| to before | לְנֹ֣כַח | le-NO-khach | H5227 | beforeנֵכַח (ne.khach) subst 1) be in front of adv 2) in front of, opposite to, in the sight of, before, to the front, right on prep 3) towards the front of, in front of, on behalf of, as far as in front of |
| let them look | יַבִּ֑יטוּ | ya-BI-tu | H5027 | to lookנָבַט (na.vat) 1) to look, regard 1a) (Piel) to look 1b) (Hiphil) 1b1) tolook 1b2) to regard, show regard to, pay attention to, consider 1b3) to look upon, regard, show regard to |
| and eyelids your | וְ֝עַפְעַפֶּ֗יךָ | ve-'af-'a-PEI-kha | H6079 | eyelidעַפְעַף (aph.aph) 1) eyelid 1a) eyelid 1b) of dawn, rays of sun (fig.) |
| let them look straight | יַיְשִׁ֥רוּ | yay-SHI-ru | H3474 | to smoothיָשַׁר (ya.shar) 1) to be right, be straight, be level, be upright, be just, be lawful, be smooth 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to go straight 1a2) to be pleasing, be agreeable, be right (fig.) 1a3) to be straightforward, be upright 1b) (Piel) 1b1) to make right, make smooth, make straight 1b2) to lead, direct, lead straight along 1b3) to esteem right, approve 1c) (Pual) to be made level, be laid smoothly out 1d) (Hiphil) to make straight, look straight |
| before you | נֶגְדֶּֽךָ׃ | neg-DE-kha | H5048 | beforeנֶ֫גֶד (ne.ged) subst 1) what is conspicuous, what is in front of adv 2) in front of, straight forward, before, in sight of 3) in front of oneself, straightforward 4) before your face, in your view or purpose with prep 5) what is in front of, corresponding to 6) in front of, before 7) in the sight or presence of 8) parallel to 9) over, for 10) in front, opposite 11) at a distance prep 12) from the front of, away from 13) from before the eyes of, opposite to, at a distance from 14) from before, in front of 15) as far as the front of Aramaic equivalent: ne.ged (נֶ֫גֶד "before" H5049) |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.