“For they eat the bread of wickedness, and drink the wine of violence.”
Proverbs 4:17 — Hebrew Interlinear
Hebrew · Proverbs 4:177 words
HebrewMeaning
כִּ֣יkiy
forconjH3588
+ (forasmuch · inasmuch · where-) as · assured ···
לָ֭חֲמוּlāḥămw
they eatverbH3898
eat · ever · fight · overcome ···
לֶ֣חֶםleḥem
the bread ofnounH3899
eat · food · fruit · loaf ···
רֶ֑שַׁעrešaʿ
wickednessnounH7562
wicked
וְ/יֵ֖יןwəyēyn
and the wine ofconjH3196
wine · wine
חֲמָסִ֣יםḥămāsiym
violencenounH2555
damage · false · injustice · oppressor ···
יִשְׁתּֽוּyišətw
they drinkverbH8354
assuredly · certainly · drink(-er · -ing) ···
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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