Proverbs

Proverbs 6:25

25Do not lust in your heart for her beauty

or let her captivate you with her eyes.d

Footnotes

  • d 6:25 Or eyelids or eyelashes

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Word by word

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EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Do notאַל־’al-AdverbH408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . .
lustתַּחְמֹ֣דtaḥ·mōḏVerb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singularH2530 desire, take pleasure in
in your heartבִּלְבָבֶ֑ךָbil·ḇā·ḇe·ḵāPreposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singularH3824 inner man, mind, will, heart
for her beautyיָ֭פְיָהּyā·p̄ə·yāhNoun - masculine singular construct; third person feminine singularH3308 beauty
or let her captivate youתִּ֝קָּֽחֲךָ֗tiq·qā·ḥă·ḵāVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular; second person masculine singularH3947 take
with her eyesבְּעַפְעַפֶּֽיהָ׃bə·‘ap̄·‘ap·pe·hāPreposition-b; Noun - masculine dual construct; third person feminine singularH6079 eyelid

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James 1:14–15 · Matthew 5:28 · 2 Kings 9:30 · 2 Samuel 11:2–5

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