Proverbs
Proverbs 23:26–28
26My son, give me your heart,
and let your eyes delight in my ways.
27For a prostitute is a deep pit,
and an adulteresse is a narrow well.
28Like a robber she lies in wait
and multiplies the faithless among men.
Footnotes
- e 23:27 Or a foreign woman or a wayward wife
Word by word
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Proverbs 23:26
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| My son | בְנִ֣י | ḇə·nî | Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular | H1121 son |
| give me | תְּנָֽה־ | tə·nāh- | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular; third person feminine singular | H5414 give, put, set |
| your heart | לִבְּךָ֣ | lib·bə·ḵā | Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H3820 inner man, mind, will, heart |
| and let your eyes | וְ֝עֵינֶ֗יךָ | wə·‘ê·ne·ḵā | Conjunctive waw; Noun - cdc; second person masculine singular | H5869 eye |
| delight | תִּרְצֶנָה׃ | tir·ṣɛ·nå̄h | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine plural | H7521 be pleased with, accept favourably |
| in my ways | דְּרָכַ֥י | də·rā·ḵay | Noun - common plural construct; first person common singular | H1870 way, road, distance, journey, manner |
Proverbs 23:27
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| For | כִּֽי־ | kî- | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| a prostitute | זוֹנָ֑ה | zō·w·nāh | Noun - feminine singular | H2181 commit fornication, be a harlot |
| is a deep | עֲמֻקָּ֣ה | ‘ă·muq·qāh | Adjective - feminine singular | H6013 deep |
| pit | שׁוּחָ֣ה | šū·ḥāh | Noun - feminine singular | H7745 pit |
| and an adulteress | נָכְרִיָּֽה׃ | nā·ḵə·rî·yāh | Adjective - feminine singular | H5237 foreign, alien |
| is a narrow | צָ֝רָ֗ה | ṣā·rāh | Adjective - feminine singular | H6862 narrow, tight |
| well | וּבְאֵ֥ר | ū·ḇə·’êr | Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular | H875 well, pit |
Proverbs 23:28
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Like a robber | כְּחֶ֣תֶף | kə·ḥe·ṯep̄ | Preposition-k; Noun - masculine singular | H2863 prey |
| she | הִ֭יא | hî | Pronoun - third person feminine singular | H1931 he, she |
| lies in wait | תֶּֽאֱרֹ֑ב | te·’ĕ·rōḇ | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular | H693 lie in wait |
| and multiplies | תּוֹסִֽף׃ | tō·w·sip̄ | Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person feminine singular | H3254 add |
| the faithless | וּ֝בוֹגְדִ֗ים | ū·ḇō·wḡ·ḏîm | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural | H898 act or deal treacherously |
| among men | בְּאָדָ֥ם | bə·’ā·ḏām | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular | H120 man, mankind |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Proverbs 23:26 Psalm 119:2 · Psalm 119:9–11 · Deuteronomy 6:5 · Matthew 10:37–38 · Proverbs 4:25–27 · Proverbs 4:23 · Proverbs 3:1 · Ephesians 3:17 · 2 Corinthians 5:14–15 · Proverbs 4:4 · Luke 14:26 · Psalm 107:43
Proverbs 23:27 Proverbs 22:14
Proverbs 23:28 Ecclesiastes 7:26 · Hosea 4:11 · 1 Corinthians 10:8 · Proverbs 7:12 · Proverbs 22:14 · Revelation 17:1–2 · Proverbs 7:22–27 · Proverbs 2:16–19 · Jeremiah 3:2
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.