Proverbs
Proverbs 24:15
15Do not lie in wait, O wicked man, near the dwelling of the righteous;
do not destroy his resting place.
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.
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Do not | אַל־ | ’al- | Adverb | H408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . . |
| lie in wait | תֶּאֱרֹ֣ב | te·’ĕ·rōḇ | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | H693 lie in wait |
| O wicked | רָ֭שָׁע | rā·šā‘ | Adjective - masculine singular | H7563 wicked, criminal |
| near the dwelling | לִנְוֵ֣ה | lin·wêh | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct | H5116 abode of shepherd, or flocks |
| of the righteous | צַדִּ֑יק | ṣad·dîq | Adjective - masculine singular | H6662 just, righteous |
| do not | אַֽל־ | ’al- | Adverb | H408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . . |
| destroy | תְּשַׁדֵּ֥ד | tə·šad·dêḏ | Verb - Piel - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | H7703 deal violently with, despoil, devastate, ruin |
| his resting place | רִבְצוֹ׃ | riḇ·ṣō | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H7258 (place of) lying down, resting- or dwelling-place |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Acts 9:24 · Jeremiah 11:19 · 1 Samuel 23:20–23 · Matthew 26:4 · Isaiah 32:18 · 1 Samuel 9:11 · Psalm 140:5 · 1 Samuel 22:18–19
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.