Proverbs

Proverbs 23:31

³¹Do not gaze at wine while it is red,

when it sparkles in the cup

and goes down smoothly.

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

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.