Proverbs
Proverbs 5:6
6She does not consider the path of life;
she does not know that her ways are unstable.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| She does not | פֶּן־ | pen- | Conjunction | H6435 lest |
| consider | תְּפַלֵּ֑ס | tə·p̄al·lês | Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person feminine singular | H6424 weigh, make level |
| the path | אֹ֣רַח | ’ō·raḥ | Noun - common singular construct | H734 way, path |
| of life | חַ֭יִּים | ḥay·yîm | Noun - masculine plural | H2416 alive, living |
| she does not | לֹ֣א | lō | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| know that | תֵדָֽע׃פ | ṯê·ḏā‘ | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular | H3045 know |
| her ways | מַ֝עְגְּלֹתֶ֗יהָ | ma‘·gə·lō·ṯe·hā | Noun - feminine plural construct; third person feminine singular | H4570 entrenchment |
| are unstable | נָע֥וּ | nā·‘ū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | H5128 quiver, wave, waver, tremble, totter |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Proverbs 4:26 · Proverbs 5:21 · Psalm 16:11 · Proverbs 30:20 · Psalm 119:59 · Proverbs 6:12–13
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.