Proverbs
Proverbs 23:2–3
2and put a knife to your throat
if you possess a great appetite.
3Do not crave his delicacies,
for that food is deceptive.
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
Proverbs 23:2
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| and put | וְשַׂמְתָּ֣ | wə·śam·tā | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular | H7760 put, place, set |
| a knife | שַׂכִּ֣ין | śak·kîn | Noun - masculine singular | H7915 knife |
| to your throat | בְּלֹעֶ֑ךָ | bə·lō·‘e·ḵā | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H3930 throat |
| if | אִם־ | ’im- | Conjunction | H518 if |
| you | אָֽתָּה׃ | ’āt·tāh | Pronoun - second person masculine singular | H859 thou |
| possess | בַּ֖עַל | ba·‘al | Noun - masculine singular construct | H1167 owner, lord |
| a | נֶ֣פֶשׁ | ne·p̄eš | Noun - feminine singular | H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion |
Proverbs 23:3
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Do not | אַל־ | ’al- | Adverb | H408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . . |
| crave | תִּ֭תְאָו | tiṯ·ʾå̄w | Verb - Hitpael - Imperfect Jussive - second person masculine singular | H8376 mark off, designate |
| his delicacies | לְמַטְעַמּוֹתָ֑יו | lə·maṭ·‘am·mō·w·ṯāw | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular | H4303 tasty or savoury food, dainties |
| for that | וְ֝ה֗וּא | wə·hū | Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - third person masculine singular | H1931 he, she |
| food | לֶ֣חֶם | le·ḥem | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3899 bread, food |
| is deceptive | כְּזָבִֽים׃ | kə·zā·ḇîm | Noun - masculine plural | H3577 lie, falsehood, deceptive thing |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Proverbs 23:2 Philippians 3:19 · Matthew 18:8–9 · 1 Corinthians 9:27
Proverbs 23:3 Proverbs 23:6 · Luke 21:34 · Psalm 141:4 · Daniel 1:8 · Ephesians 4:22
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.