Proverbs 20:17 — King James Version← Study notes

“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

sweetadjH6156

לָ֭/אִישׁlāʾiyš

manpronH376

another · any · a certain · champion ···

לֶ֣חֶםleḥem

breadnounH3899

eat · food · fruit · loaf ···

שָׁ֑קֶרšāqer

without a causenounH8267

deceit · false(-hood · -ly) · feignedly ···

וְ֝/אַחַ֗רwəʾaḥar

after (thatconjH310

-ward) · again · at · away from ···

יִמָּֽלֵאyimālēʾ

accomplishverbH4390

confirm · consecrate · be at an end · be expired ···

פִ֥י/הוּpiyhw

mouthnounH6310

-ing to) · after · appointment · assent ···

חָצָֽץḥāṣāṣ

arrownounH2687

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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