Proverbs

Proverbs 9:16–18

¹⁶“Whoever is simple, let him turn in here!”

she says to him who lacks judgment.

¹⁷“Stolen water is sweet,

and bread eaten in secret is tasty!”

¹⁸But they do not know that the dead^c are there,

that her guests are in the depths of Sheol.

Footnotes

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Whoever	מִי־	mî-	Interrogative	H4310 who?
simple	פֶ֭תִי	p̄e·ṯî	Noun - masculine singular	H6612 simple
let him turn in	יָסֻ֣ר	yā·sur	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5493 turn aside
here	הֵ֑נָּה	hên·nāh	Adverb	H2008 hither
she says	וְאָ֣מְרָה	wə·’ā·mə·rāh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singular	H559 utter, say
to him	לּֽוֹ׃	lōw	Preposition; third person masculine singular
who lacks	וַחֲסַר־	wa·ḥă·sar-	Conjunctive waw; Adjective - masculine singular construct	H2638 needy, lacking, in want of
judgment	לֵ֝֗ב	lêḇ	Noun - masculine singular	H3820 inner man, mind, will, heart

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Stolen	גְּנוּבִ֥ים	gə·nū·ḇîm	Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine plural	H1589 steal
water	מַֽיִם־	ma·yim-	Noun - masculine plural	H4325 water, juice, urine
is sweet	יִמְתָּ֑קוּ	yim·tā·qū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H4985 become or be sweet, pleasant
and bread	וְלֶ֖חֶם	wə·le·ḥem	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3899 bread, food
in secret	סְתָרִ֣ים	sə·ṯā·rîm	Noun - masculine plural	H5643 covering, hiding-place, secrecy
is tasty	יִנְעָֽם׃	yin·‘ām	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5276 be pleasant, delightful, lovely

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
But they do not	וְֽלֹא־	wə·lō-	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
know	יָ֭דַע	yā·ḏa‘	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H3045 know
that	כִּֽי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
the dead	רְפָאִ֣ים	rə·p̄ā·’îm	Noun - masculine plural	H7496 lax, ghost, dead
are there	שָׁ֑ם	šām	Adverb	H8033 there, thither
that her guests	קְרֻאֶֽיהָ׃פ	qə·ru·’e·hā	Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine plural construct; third person feminine singular	H7121 call, proclaim, read
in the depths	בְּעִמְקֵ֖י	bə·‘im·qê	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine plural construct	H6012 deep, unfathomable
of Sheol	שְׁא֣וֹל	šə·’ō·wl	Noun - common singular	H7585 underworld

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Proverbs 9:17 Proverbs 20:17 · Proverbs 23:31–32 · James 1:14–15 · Proverbs 30:20 · Romans 7:8 · Proverbs 7:18–20 · Genesis 3:6 · Ephesians 5:12 · 2 Kings 5:24–27

Proverbs 9:18 Proverbs 7:27 · Proverbs 5:5 · Proverbs 2:18–19

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.