Proverbs 19:27

Proverbs 19:27

Cease, my son, to hear the instruction that causeth to err from the words of knowledge.

a. ASV: Cease, my son, to hear instruction Only to err from the words of knowledge.

b. YLT: Cease, my son, to hear instruction -- To err from sayings of knowledge.

d. Amplified Bible Classic: Cease, my son, to hear instruction only to ignore it and stray from the words of knowledge.

e. Septuagint: A son who ceases to attend to the instruction of a father will cherish evil designs.

f. Stone Edition Torah/Prophets/Writings: To obey discipline, my son, is to cease to stray from words of knowledge.

1. “Cease, my son, to hear the instruction that causeth to err from the words of knowledge.”

a. Cease [Strong: 2308 chadal khaw-dal' a primitive root; properly, to be flabby, i.e. (by implication) desist; (figuratively) be lacking or idle:--cease, end, fall, forbear, forsake, leave (off), let alone, rest, be unoccupied, want.]

b. [my] son [Strong: 1121 ben bane from 1129; a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like 1, 251, etc.)):--+ afflicted, age, (Ahoh-) (Ammon-) (Hachmon-) (Lev-)ite, (anoint-)ed one, appointed to, (+) arrow, (Assyr-) (Babylon-) (Egypt-) (Grec-)ian, one born, bough, branch, breed, + (young) bullock, + (young) calf, X came up in, child, colt, X common, X corn, daughter, X of first, + firstborn, foal, + very fruitful, + postage, X in, + kid, + lamb, (+) man, meet, + mighty, + nephew, old, (+) people, + rebel, + robber, X servant born, X soldier, son, + spark, + steward, + stranger, X surely, them of, + tumultuous one, + valiant(-est), whelp, worthy, young (one), youth.]

c. [to] hear [Strong: 8085 shama` shaw-mah' a primitive root; to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.):--X attentively, call (gather) together, X carefully, X certainly, consent, consider, be content, declare, X diligently, discern, give ear, (cause to, let, make to) hear(-ken, tell), X indeed, listen, make (a) noise, (be) obedient, obey, perceive, (make a) proclaim(-ation), publish, regard, report, shew (forth), (make a) sound, X surely, tell, understand, whosoever (heareth), witness.]

d. [the] instruction [Strong: 4148 muwcar moo-sawr' from 3256; properly, chastisement; figuratively, reproof, warning or instruction; also restraint:--bond, chastening ((-eth)), chastisement, check, correction, discipline, doctrine, instruction, rebuke.]

e. [that causeth to] err [Strong: 7686 shagah shaw-gaw' a primitive root; to stray (causatively, mislead), usually (figuratively) to mistake, especially (morally) to transgress; by extension (through the idea of intoxication) to reel, (figuratively) be enraptured:--(cause to) go astray, deceive, err, be ravished, sin through ignorance, (let, make to) wander.]

f. [from the] words [Strong: 561 'emer ay'-mer from 559; something said:--answer, X appointed unto him, saying, speech, word.]

g. [of] knowledge [Strong: 1847 da`ath dah'-ath from 3045; knowledge:--cunning, (ig-)norantly, know(-ledge), (un-)awares (wittingly).]

1). Only the KJV has the warning to stop listening to instruction that causes one to err from the word. The others present that if we cease to hear instruction we will err or stray from the word.