Proverbs 8:20 BSB — MannaFest

Original language & word study

6 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
בְּאֹֽרַח־	be.'o.rach-	in [the] path of	H734 →
צְדָקָ֥ה	tze.da.Kah	righteousness	H6666 →
אֲהַלֵּ֑ך	'a.ha.Lekh	I walk	H1980 →
בְּ֝ת֗וֹךְ	be.Tokh	in [the] midst of	H8432 →
נְתִיב֥וֹת	ne.ti.Vot	[the] pathways of	H5410 →
מִשְׁפָּֽט׃	mish.Pat	justice	H4941 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

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Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Psalms 32:8
I will instruct you and teach you the way you should go; I will give you counsel and watch over you.
leads to
- Proverbs 3:5–6
  Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding;
- Psalms 33:18
  Surely the eyes of the LORD are on those who fear Him, on those whose hope is in His loving devotion
- Psalms 25:8–10
  Good and upright is the LORD; therefore He shows sinners the way.
- Matthew 11:29
  Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me; for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.
- Proverbs 8:10–11
  Receive my instruction instead of silver, and knowledge rather than pure gold.
Through
Deuteronomy 5:32
So be careful to do as the LORD your God has commanded you; you are not to turn aside to the right or to the left.
leads to
- Proverbs 4:27
  Do not swerve to the right or to the left; turn your feet away from evil.
- Joshua 23:6
  Be very strong, then, so that you can keep and obey all that is written in the Book of the Law of Moses, not turning aside from it to the right or to the…
Through
Proverbs 6:22
When you walk, they will guide you; when you lie down, they will watch over you; when you awake, they will speak to you.
leads to
- Psalms 119:11
  I have hidden Your word in my heart that I might not sin against You.

The gold bar shows how strongly the cross-reference sources tie the two verses together: a long bar means many compiled references make the connection, a short one means few.

Matthew 7:14But small is the gate and narrow the way that leads to life, and only a few find it.Romans 8:14For all who are led by the Spirit of God are sons of God.Psalms 25:4Show me Your ways, O LORD; teach me Your paths.Joshua 1:7Above all, be strong and very courageous. Be careful to observe all the law that My servant Moses commanded you. Do not turn from it to the right or to the left, so that you may prosper wherever you go.John 10:27–28My sheep listen to My voice; I know them, and they follow Me.Psalms 73:24You guide me with Your counsel, and later receive me in glory.Galatians 5:18But if you are led by the Spirit, you are not under the law.Psalms 48:14For this God is our God forever and ever; He will be our guide even till death.Deuteronomy 5:32So be careful to do as the LORD your God has commanded you; you are not to turn aside to the right or to the left.Psalms 32:8I will instruct you and teach you the way you should go; I will give you counsel and watch over you.Proverbs 4:11–12I will guide you in the way of wisdom; I will lead you on straight paths.Psalms 119:66Teach me good judgment and knowledge, for I believe in Your commandments.Acts 2:28You have made known to me the paths of life; You will fill me with joy in Your presence.’Isaiah 35:8And there will be a highway called the Way of Holiness. The unclean will not travel it—only those who walk in the Way—and fools will not stray onto it.Isaiah 61:8For I, the LORD, love justice; I hate robbery and iniquity; in My faithfulness I will give them their recompense and make an everlasting covenant with them.Proverbs 6:22When you walk, they will guide you; when you lie down, they will watch over you; when you awake, they will speak to you.Isaiah 2:3And many peoples will come and say: “Come, let us go up to the mountain of the LORD, to the house of the God of Jacob. He will teach us His ways so that we may walk in His paths.” For the law will go forth from Zion, and the word of the LORD from Jerusalem.Proverbs 3:6in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make your paths straight.

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