Proverbs

Proverbs 1:32

³²For the waywardness of the simple will slay them,

and the complacency of fools will destroy them.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
For	כִּ֤י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
the waywardness	מְשׁוּבַ֣ת	mə·šū·ḇaṯ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H4878 turning back, apostasy
of the simple	פְּתָיִ֣ם	pə·ṯā·yim	Noun - masculine plural	H6612 simple
will slay them	תַּֽהַרְגֵ֑ם	ta·har·ḡêm	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular; third person masculine plural	H2026 kill, slay
and the complacency	וְשַׁלְוַ֖ת	wə·šal·waṯ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular construct	H7962 quietness, ease
of fools	כְּסִילִ֣ים	kə·sî·lîm	Noun - masculine plural	H3684 stupid fellow, dullard, fool
will destroy them	תְּאַבְּדֵֽם׃	tə·’ab·bə·ḏêm	Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person feminine singular; third person masculine plural	H6 perish

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.