Proverbs

Proverbs 1:16–19

16For their feet run to evil,

and they are swift to shed blood.

17How futile it is to spread the net

where any bird can see it!

18But they lie in wait for their own blood;

they ambush their own lives.

19Such is the fate of all who are greedy,

whose unjust gain takes the lives of its possessors.

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Proverbs 1:16

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Forכִּ֣יkîConjunctionH3588 burning, branding
their feetרַ֭גְלֵיהֶםraḡ·lê·hemNoun - feminine dual construct; third person masculine pluralH7272 foot
runיָר֑וּצוּyā·rū·ṣūVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine pluralH7323 run
to evilלָרַ֣עlā·ra‘Preposition-l, Article; Adjective - masculine singularH7451 bad, evil
and they are swiftוִֽ֝ימַהֲר֗וּwî·ma·hă·rūConjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine pluralH4116 hasten
to shedלִשְׁפָּךְ־liš·pāḵ-Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructH8210 pour out, pour
bloodדָּֽם׃dāmNoun - masculine singularH1818 blood

Proverbs 1:17

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Howכִּֽי־kî-ConjunctionH3588 burning, branding
futileחִ֭נָּםḥin·nāmAdverbH2600 out of favour
to spreadמְזֹרָ֣הmə·zō·rāhVerb - Pual - Participle - feminine singularH2219 scatter, fan, winnow
the netהָרָ֑שֶׁתhā·rā·šeṯArticle; Noun - feminine singularH7568 net
where anyכָל־ḵālNoun - masculine singular constructH3605 the whole, all
birdבַּ֥עַלba·ʿalNoun - masculine singular constructH1167 owner, lord
can see itבְּ֝עֵינֵ֗יbə·‘ê·nêPreposition-b; Noun - cdcH5869 eye

Proverbs 1:18

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
But theyוְ֭הֵםwə·hêmConjunctive waw; Pronoun - third person masculine pluralH1992 they, them
lie in waitיֶאֱרֹ֑בוּye·’ĕ·rō·ḇūVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine pluralH693 lie in wait
for theirלְדָמָ֣םlə·ḏā·māmPreposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine pluralH1818 blood
they ambushיִ֝צְפְּנ֗וּyiṣ·pə·nūVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine pluralH6845 hide, treasure up
theirלְנַפְשֹׁתָֽם׃lə·nap̄·šō·ṯāmPreposition-l; Noun - feminine plural construct; third person masculine pluralH5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion

Proverbs 1:19

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Suchכֵּ֗ןkênAdverbH3651 right, veritable, honest
the fateאָ֭רְחוֹת’ā·rə·ḥō·wṯNoun - common plural constructH734 way, path
of allכָּל־kāl-Noun - masculine singular constructH3605 the whole, all
who are greedyבֹּ֣צֵֽעַbō·ṣê·a‘Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularH1214 cut off, break off, gain by violence
whose unjust gainבָּ֑צַעbā·ṣa‘Noun - masculine singularH1215 gain made by violence, unjust gain, profit
takesיִקָּֽח׃פyiq·qāḥVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularH3947 take
the livesנֶ֖פֶשׁne·p̄ešNoun - feminine singular constructH5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion
of its possessorsבְּעָלָ֣יוbə·‘ā·lāwNoun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singularH1167 owner, lord

Cross-references

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

Proverbs 1:17 Job 35:11 · Jeremiah 8:7 · Proverbs 7:23

Proverbs 1:18 Psalm 9:16 · Esther 7:10 · Proverbs 5:22–23 · Proverbs 28:17 · Psalm 7:14–16 · Matthew 27:4–5 · Psalm 55:23

Proverbs 1:19 Proverbs 15:27 · 2 Peter 2:3 · James 5:1–4 · Jeremiah 22:17–19 · Habakkuk 2:9 · Proverbs 23:3–4 · Micah 2:1–3 · Acts 8:19–20 · 2 Kings 5:20–27 · Micah 3:10–12 · 1 Timothy 3:3 · Ecclesiastes 5:13

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.