Proverbs
Proverbs 8:36
36But he who fails to find me harms himself;
all who hate me love death.”
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| But he who fails to find me | וְֽ֭חֹטְאִי | wə·ḥō·ṭə·’î | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular construct; first person common singular | H2398 miss |
| harms | חֹמֵ֣ס | ḥō·mês | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H2554 treat violently, wrong |
| himself | נַפְשׁ֑וֹ | nap̄·šōw | Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion |
| all | כָּל־ | kāl- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| who hate me | מְ֝שַׂנְאַ֗י | mə·śan·’ay | Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine plural construct; first person common singular | H8130 hate |
| love | אָ֣הֲבוּ | ’ā·hă·ḇū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | H157 love |
| death | מָֽוֶת׃פ | mā·weṯ | Noun - masculine singular | H4194 death |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Proverbs 15:32 · Proverbs 1:31 · 1 Corinthians 16:22 · John 15:23–24 · Proverbs 12:1 · Proverbs 20:2 · Hebrews 10:29 · John 3:19–20 · Proverbs 5:11–12 · Hebrews 2:3 · Proverbs 5:22–23 · Ezekiel 18:31
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.