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Proverbs 9:17 — King James Version← Study notes

Stolen waters are sweet, and bread eaten in secret is pleasant.


Proverbs 9:17Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Proverbs 9:176 words
HebrewMeaning
מַֽיִםmayim
waternounH4325
piss · water(-ing · (-course · -flood ···
גְּנוּבִ֥יםgənwbiym
carry awayverbH1589
indeed · secretly bring · steal · get by stealth
יִמְתָּ֑קוּyimətāqw
be (madeverbH4985
take) sweet
וְ/לֶ֖חֶםwəleḥem
breadconjH3899
eat · food · fruit · loaf ···
סְתָרִ֣יםsətāriym
backbitingnounH5643
covering · covert · disguise · hiding place ···
יִנְעָֽםyinəʿām
pass in beautyverbH5276
be delight · be pleasant · be sweet
Words 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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