The Meaning of Proverbs 8:33 Explained

Proverbs 8:33

KJV: Hear instruction, and be wise, and refuse it not.

YLT: Hear instruction, and be wise, and slight not.

Darby: hear instruction and be wise, and refuse it not.

ASV: Hear instruction, and be wise, And refuse it not.

Discover Proverbs 8:33

CONTEXT: What is the Context of Proverbs 8:33?

MEANING: What does Proverbs 8:33 Mean?

WORDS: What do the individual words in Proverbs 8:33 mean?

RELATIONS: What do the major concepts mean in Proverbs 8:33?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

Hear  instruction,  and be wise,  and refuse  it not. 

What does Proverbs 8:33 Mean?

Context Summary

Proverbs 8:22-36 - Finding Wisdom, Finding Life
The world did not come into being by chance. It was created by an intelligent Creator. Nothing is arbitrary or by accident. Law is the expression of the perfect will of God. It is founded on the inherent necessity which is at the heart of all things; and it is according to unchanging law that all things subsist. Yet never forget that God is Redeemer, as well as Creator, and reserves to Himself the right of suffering the infliction of a broken law, that He may step in to redeem those who are penitent and believing.
It would seem as if in Luke 7:35 our Lord appropriated these sublime words as applicable to Himself. How glorious it is that He appropriates Proverbs 8:31! He does not delight in us after we are redeemed, but before; and it is on this that He bases His appeal: Blessed are they that keep My ways, Proverbs 8:32. Let us watch daily at His gates, and wait at the posts of His doors. For to find Him is to find eternal life, 1 John 4:19. [source]

Chapter Summary: Proverbs 8

1  the fame
6  and evidence of wisdom
10  The excellence
12  the nature
15  the power
18  the riches
22  and the eternity of wisdom
32  Wisdom is to be desired for the blessedness it brings

What do the individual words in Proverbs 8:33 mean?

Hear instruction and be wise and not do disdain [it]
שִׁמְע֖וּ מוּסָ֥ר וַחֲכָ֗מוּ וְאַל־ תִּפְרָֽעוּ

שִׁמְע֖וּ  Hear 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperative, masculine plural
Root: שָׁמַע 
Sense: to hear, listen to, obey.
מוּסָ֥ר  instruction 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: מוּסָר  
Sense: discipline, chastening, correction.
וַחֲכָ֗מוּ  and  be  wise 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Imperative, masculine plural
Root: חָכַם  
Sense: to be wise.
וְאַל־  and  not 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Adverb
Root: אַל  
Sense: not, no, nor, neither, nothing (as wish or preference).
תִּפְרָֽעוּ  do  disdain  [it] 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, second person masculine plural
Root: פָּרַע 
Sense: to lead, act as leader.

What are the major concepts related to Proverbs 8:33?

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