Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleThe words of the wise are like goads, and the anthologies of the masters are like firmly embedded nails driven by a single Shepherd. Young's Literal Translation Words of the wise [are] as goads, and as fences planted [by] the masters of collections, they have been given by one shepherd. King James Bible The words of the wise [are] as goads, and as nails fastened [by] the masters of assemblies, [which] are given from one shepherd. Hebrew The wordsדִּבְרֵ֤י (diḇ·rê) Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 1697: A word, a matter, thing, a cause of the wise חֲכָמִים֙ (ḥă·ḵā·mîm) Adjective - masculine plural Strong's 2450: Wise are like goads, כַּדָּ֣רְבֹנ֔וֹת (kad·dā·rə·ḇō·nō·wṯ) Preposition-k, Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 1861: A goad and the anthologies אֲסֻפּ֑וֹת (’ă·sup·pō·wṯ) Noun - feminine plural Strong's 627: A collection of, men of the masters בַּעֲלֵ֣י (ba·‘ă·lê) Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 1167: A master, a husband, owner are like firmly embedded נְטוּעִ֖ים (nə·ṭū·‘îm) Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine plural Strong's 5193: To strike in, fix, to plant nails וּֽכְמַשְׂמְר֥וֹת (ū·ḵə·maś·mə·rō·wṯ) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-k | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 4930: A peg driven נִתְּנ֖וּ (nit·tə·nū) Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person common plural Strong's 5414: To give, put, set by a single אֶחָֽד׃ (’e·ḥāḏ) Number - masculine singular Strong's 259: United, one, first Shepherd. מֵרֹעֶ֥ה (mê·rō·‘eh) Preposition-m | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 7462: To tend a, flock, pasture it, in, to graze, to rule, to associate with |