Proverbs

Proverbs 1:15–16

¹⁵my son, do not walk the road with them

or set foot upon their path.

¹⁶For their feet run to evil,

and they are swift to shed blood.

Word by word

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
my son	בְּנִ֗י	bə·nî	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H1121 son
do not	אַל־	’al-	Adverb	H408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . .
walk	תֵּלֵ֣ךְ	tê·lêḵ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H1980 go, come, walk
the road	בְּדֶ֣רֶךְ	bə·ḏe·reḵ	Preposition-b; Noun - common singular	H1870 way, road, distance, journey, manner
with them	אִתָּ֑ם	’it·tām	Preposition; third person masculine plural	H854 with
or set	מְנַ֥ע	mə·na‘	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular	H4513 withhold, hold back
foot	רַ֝גְלְךָ֗	raḡ·lə·ḵā	Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H7272 foot
upon their path	מִנְּתִיבָתָֽם׃	min·nə·ṯî·ḇā·ṯām	Preposition-m; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine plural	H5410 path, pathway

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
For	כִּ֣י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
their feet	רַ֭גְלֵיהֶם	raḡ·lê·hem	Noun - feminine dual construct; third person masculine plural	H7272 foot
run	יָר֑וּצוּ	yā·rū·ṣū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H7323 run
to evil	לָרַ֣ע	lā·ra‘	Preposition-l, Article; Adjective - masculine singular	H7451 bad, evil
and they are swift	וִֽ֝ימַהֲר֗וּ	wî·ma·hă·rū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H4116 hasten
to shed	לִשְׁפָּךְ־	liš·pāḵ-	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H8210 pour out, pour
blood	דָּֽם׃	dām	Noun - masculine singular	H1818 blood

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Proverbs 1:15 Psalm 119:101 · Psalm 1:1 · Proverbs 4:14–15 · Proverbs 4:27 · Psalm 26:4–5 · 2 Corinthians 6:17 · Proverbs 9:6 · Proverbs 13:20

Proverbs 1:16 Isaiah 59:7 · Proverbs 6:18 · Proverbs 4:16 · Romans 3:5

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.