“Bread of deceit is sweet to a man; but afterwards his mouth shall be filled with gravel.”
Proverbs 20:17 — Hebrew Interlinear
Hebrew · Proverbs 20:178 words
HebrewMeaning
עָרֵ֣בʿārēb
is sweetadjH6156
לָ֭/אִישׁlāʾiyš
to personpronH376
another · any · a certain · champion ···
לֶ֣חֶםleḥem
food ofnounH3899
eat · food · fruit · loaf ···
שָׁ֑קֶרšāqer
falsehoodnounH8267
deceit · false(-hood · -ly) · feignedly ···
וְ֝/אַחַ֗רwəʾaḥar
and afterconjH310
-ward) · again · at · away from ···
יִמָּֽלֵאyimālēʾ
it will be filledverbH4390
confirm · consecrate · be at an end · be expired ···
פִ֥י/הוּpiyhw
mouth hisnounH6310
-ing to) · after · appointment · assent ···
חָצָֽץḥāṣāṣ
gravelnounH2687
gravel
ℹWords are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.
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