Proverbs
Proverbs 1:16
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Isaiah 59:7 · Proverbs 6:18 · Proverbs 4:16 · Romans 3:5
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.