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Proverbs 23:32

In the end it bites like a snake and stings like a viper.
Proverbs 23:32
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Original language (Hebrew)

אַ֭חֲרִיתוֹ כְּנָחָ֣שׁ יִשָּׁ֑ךְ וּֽכְצִפְעֹנִ֥י יַפְרִֽשׁ׃

  1. אַ֭חֲרִיתוֹ'a.cha.ri.to“end its”
    Noun, feminine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אַחֲרִית · “end” · Strong's H0319
  2. כְּנָחָ֣שׁke.na.Chash“like a snake”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from נָחָשׁ · “serpent” · Strong's H5175
  3. יִשָּׁ֑ךְyi.Shakh“it will bite”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from נָשַׁךְ · “to bite” · Strong's H5391A
  4. וּֽכְצִפְעֹנִ֥יu.khe.tzif.'o.Ni“and like a viper”
    Conjunction + Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from צִפְעוֹנִי · “serpent” · Strong's H6848B
  5. יַפְרִֽשׁ׃yaf.Rish“it will sting”
    Verb, hiphil, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from פָּרַשׁ · “to pierce” · Strong's H6567B
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)