Proverbs 4:17
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | For they eat the bread of wickedness, and drink the wine of violence. | For they eat the bread of wickedness and drink the wine of violence. | For they eat the bread of wickedness, And drink the wine of violence. |
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| for | כִּ֣י | ki | H3588A | forכִּי (ki) 1) that, for, because, when, as though, as, because that, but, then, certainly, except, surely, since 1a) that 1a1) yea, indeed 1b) when (of time) 1b1) when, if, though (with a concessive force) 1c) because, since (causal connection) 1d) but (after negative) 1e) that if, for if, indeed if, for though, but if 1f) but rather, but 1g) except that 1h) only, nevertheless 1i) surely 1j) that is 1k) but if 1l) for though 1m) forasmuch as, for therefore |
| they eat | לָ֭חֲמוּ | LA-cha-mu | H3898B | to feed onלָחַם (la.cham) (Qal) to eat, use as food |
| [the] bread of | לֶ֣חֶם | LE-chem | H3899H | foodלֶ֫חֶם (le.chem) : food(eating) 1) bread, food, grain 1a) bread 1a1) bread 1a2) bread-corn 1b) food (in general) |
| wickedness | רֶ֑שַׁע | RE-sha' | H7562 | wickednessרֶ֫שַׁע (re.sah) 1) wrong, wickedness, guilt 1a) wickedness (as violence and crime against civil law) 1b) wickedness (of enemies) 1c) wickedness (in ethical relations) |
| and [the] wine of | וְיֵ֖ין | ve-YEIN | H3196 | wineיַ֫יִן (ya.yin) wine |
| violences | חֲמָסִ֣ים | cha-ma-SIM | H2555 | violenceחָמָס (cha.mas) violence, wrong, cruelty, injustice |
| they drink | יִשְׁתּֽוּ׃ | yish-TU | H8354 | to drinkשָׁתָה (sha.tah) 1) to drink 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to drink 1a1a) of drinking cup of God's wrath, of slaughter, of wicked deeds (fig) 1a2) to feast 1b) (Niphal) to be drunk Aramaic equivalent: she.tah (שְׁתָה "to drink" H8355) |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.