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Forכִּיthe turning awayמְשׁוּבַתof the simpleפְּתָיִםwill kill them,תַּהַרְגֵםand the complacencyוְשַׁלְוַתof the senselessכְּסִילִיםwill destroy them.תְּאַבְּדֵם
Proverbs 1:32
Study it in the app“For the turning away of the simple will kill them, and the complacency of the senseless will destroy them.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Proverbs 1:32, word by word
- the turning awayמְשׁוּבַתmeshuvat
turning away, faithlessness
Turning away, going astray from the right path; also faithlessness or rebellion against God.
Where else “meshuvat” appears- of the simpleפְּתָיִםpetayim
simple, naive
Simple, naive: a person without experience, easily persuaded, who still has to learn.
Where else “petayim” appears- will kill themתַּהַרְגֵtaharge
kill
Kill, slay.
Where else “taharge” appears- and the complacencyשַׁלְוַתshalvat
ease, security
Ease, quietness; the security of one who lives without cares (sometimes a false security).
Where else “shalvat” appears- of the senselessכְּסִילִיםkesilim
senseless, fool
Fool: not someone who knows little, but someone who despises wisdom and trusts in himself.
Where else “kesilim” appears- will destroy themתְּאַבְּדֵteabde
destroy
To make someone or something disappear completely.
Where else “teabde” appears
The context
31So they will eat of the fruit of their way, and with their own designs they will be filled.
32 · This verse (above)
33But whoever listens to me will dwell securely, and will be at ease, without dread of evil.”