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Proverbs 4:17

For they eat the bread of wickedness and drink the wine of violence.
Proverbs 4:17
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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)

כִּ֣י לָ֭חֲמוּ לֶ֣חֶם רֶ֑שַׁע וְיֵ֖ין חֲמָסִ֣ים יִשְׁתּֽוּ׃

  1. כִּ֣יki“for”
    Particle · from כִּי · “for” · Strong's H3588A
  2. לָ֭חֲמוּLa.cha.mu“they eat”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural · from לָחַם · “to feed on” · Strong's H3898B
  3. לֶ֣חֶםLe.chem“[the] bread of”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from לֶ֫חֶם · “bread” · Strong's H3899H
  4. רֶ֑שַׁעRe.sha'“wickedness”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from רֶ֫שַׁע · “wickedness” · Strong's H7562
  5. וְיֵ֖יןve.Yein“and [the] wine of”
    Conjunction + Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from יַ֫יִן · “wine” · Strong's H3196
  6. חֲמָסִ֣יםcha.ma.Sim“violence<s>”
    Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from חָמָס · “violence” · Strong's H2555
  7. יִשְׁתּֽוּ׃yish.Tu“they drink”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from שָׁתָה · “to drink” · Strong's H8354
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)