Proverbs 22:14

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
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Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Hebrew)

שׁוּחָ֣ה עֲ֭מֻקָּה פִּ֣י זָר֑וֹת זְע֥וּם יְ֝הוָ֗ה יִפָּל שָֽׁם׃

  1. שׁוּחָ֣הshu.Chah“[is] a pit”
    Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from שׁוּחָה · “pit” · Strong's H7745
  2. עֲ֭מֻקָּה'A.mu.kah“deep”
    Adjective, feminine, singular, absolute · from עָמֹק · “deep” · Strong's H6013
  3. פִּ֣יpi“[the] mouth of”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from פֶּה · “lip” · Strong's H6310G
  4. זָר֑וֹתza.Rot“strange [women]”
    Adjective, feminine, plural, absolute · from זוּר · “be a stranger” · Strong's H2114A
  5. זְע֥וּםze.'Um“[one who] is cursed of”
    Verb, qal, participle (passive), masculine, singular, construct · from זָעַם · “be indignant” · Strong's H2194
  6. יְ֝הוָ֗הYah.weh“Yahweh”
    Noun, proper name, title · from יהוה · “LORD” · Strong's H3068G
  7. יִפָּלyi.pol-“he will fall”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from נָפַל · “fall” · Strong's H5307G
    Qere: the scribes' reading in the margin
  8. 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)