Proverbs

Proverbs 1:17–19

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 1:17

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 1:17 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.