Proverbs

Proverbs 23:31–32

³¹Do not gaze at wine while it is red,

when it sparkles in the cup

and goes down smoothly.

³²In the end it bites like a snake

and stings like a viper.

Word by word

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Do not	אַל־	’al-	Adverb	H408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . .
gaze at	תֵּ֥רֶא	tê·re	Verb - Qal - Imperfect Jussive - second person masculine singular	H7200 see
wine	יַיִן֮	ya·yin	Noun - masculine singular	H3196 wine
while	כִּ֪י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
it is red	יִתְאַ֫דָּ֥ם	yiṯ·’ad·dām	Verb - Hitpael - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H119 be red
when	כִּֽי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
it sparkles	יִתֵּ֣ן	yit·tên	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5414 give, put, set
in the cup	בַּכִּיס	bak·kīs	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singular	H3599 bag, purse
and goes down smoothly	יִ֝תְהַלֵּ֗ךְ	yiṯ·hal·lêḵ	Verb - Hitpael - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1980 go, come, walk

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
In the end	אַ֭חֲרִיתוֹ	’a·ḥă·rî·ṯōw	Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H319 after-part, end
it bites	יִשָּׁ֑ךְ	yiš·šāḵ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5391 bite
like a snake	כְּנָחָ֣שׁ	kə·nā·ḥāš	Preposition-k; Noun - masculine singular	H5175 serpent
and stings	יַפְרִֽשׁ׃	yap̄·riš	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H6567 make distinct, declare
like a viper	וּֽכְצִפְעֹנִ֥י	ū·ḵə·ṣip̄·‘ō·nî	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-k; Noun - masculine singular	H6848 viper, thrusting, hissing

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Proverbs 23:31 1 John 2:16 · Psalm 119:37 · 2 Samuel 11:2

Proverbs 23:32 Isaiah 28:7–8 · Isaiah 28:3 · Luke 16:25–26

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.