The mouth of an adulteress is a deep pit; he who is under the wrath of the LORD will fall into it.Proverbs 22:14
Original language and places
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Original language (Hebrew)
שׁוּחָ֣ה עֲ֭מֻקָּה פִּ֣י זָר֑וֹת זְע֥וּם יְ֝הוָ֗ה יִפָּל שָֽׁם׃
- שׁוּחָ֣הshu.Chah“[is] a pit”Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from שׁוּחָה · “pit” · Strong's H7745
- עֲ֭מֻקָּה'A.mu.kah“deep”Adjective, feminine, singular, absolute · from עָמֹק · “deep” · Strong's H6013
- פִּ֣יpi“[the] mouth of”Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from פֶּה · “lip” · Strong's H6310G
- זָר֑וֹתza.Rot“strange [women]”Adjective, feminine, plural, absolute · from זוּר · “be a stranger” · Strong's H2114A
- זְע֥וּםze.'Um“[one who] is cursed of”Verb, qal, participle (passive), masculine, singular, construct · from זָעַם · “be indignant” · Strong's H2194
- יְ֝הוָ֗הYah.weh“Yahweh”Noun, proper name, title · from יהוה · “LORD” · Strong's H3068G
- יִפָּלyi.pol-“he will fall”Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from נָפַל · “fall” · Strong's H5307GQere: the scribes' reading in the margin
- שָֽׁם׃Sham“there”Adverb · from שָׁם · “there” · Strong's H8033G
- Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)