Proverbs
Proverbs 5:10–11
10lest strangers feast on your wealth,
and your labors enrich the house of a foreigner.
11At the end of your life you will groan
when your flesh and your body are spent,
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Proverbs 5:10
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| lest | פֶּֽן־ | pen- | Conjunction | H6435 lest |
| strangers | זָרִ֣ים | zā·rîm | Adjective - masculine plural | H2114 be a stranger |
| feast | יִשְׂבְּע֣וּ | yiś·bə·‘ū | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | H7646 be sated, satisfied, surfeited |
| on your wealth | כֹּחֶ֑ךָ | kō·ḥe·ḵā | Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H3581 strength, power |
| and your labors | וַ֝עֲצָבֶ֗יךָ | wa·‘ă·ṣā·ḇe·ḵā | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular | H6089 pain, hurt, toil |
| the house | בְּבֵ֣ית | bə·ḇêṯ | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct | H1004 house |
| of a foreigner | נָכְרִֽי׃ | nā·ḵə·rî | Adjective - masculine singular | H5237 foreign, alien |
Proverbs 5:11
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| At the end of your life | בְאַחֲרִיתֶ֑ךָ | ḇə·’a·ḥă·rî·ṯe·ḵā | Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H319 after-part, end |
| you will groan | וְנָהַמְתָּ֥ | wə·nā·ham·tā | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular | H5098 growl, groan |
| when your flesh | בְּ֝שָׂרְךָ֗ | bə·śā·rə·ḵā | Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H1320 flesh |
| and your body | וּשְׁאֵרֶֽךָ׃ | ū·šə·’ê·re·ḵā | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H7607 flesh |
| are spent | בִּכְל֥וֹת | biḵ·lō·wṯ | Preposition-b; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H3615 be complete, at an end, finished, accomplished, spent |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Proverbs 5:10 Hosea 7:9 · Proverbs 6:35
Proverbs 5:11 Romans 6:21 · Revelation 22:15 · Hebrews 13:4 · Numbers 5:27
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.