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Sweetעָרֵבto a manלָאִישׁis the breadלֶחֶםof falsehood,שָׁקֶרbut afterwardוְאַחַרhis mouthפִיהוּwill be filledיִמָּלֵאwith gravel.חָצָץ
Proverbs 20:17
Study it in the app“Sweet to a man is the bread of falsehood, but afterward his mouth will be filled with gravel.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Proverbs 20:17, word by word
- Sweetעָרֵבarev
sweet, pleasant
Sweet, pleasant; something one likes.
Where else “arev” appears- to a manאִישׁish
man
An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.
Where else “ish” appears- is the breadלֶחֶםlechem
bread
Food made of kneaded, baked flour: the basis of each day's meal.
Where else “lechem” appears- of falsehoodשָׁקֶרshaker
lie
What is said against the truth in order to deceive, even before a judge.
Where else “shaker” appears- his mouthפִיfi
mouth
The part of the face with which one speaks, eats and kisses.
Where else “fi” appears- will be filledיִמָּלֵאyimale
fill
To take up all the space of something, or to give someone all it can hold.
Where else “yimale” appears- with gravelחָצָץchatsats
gravel
Small, fine stones.
Where else “chatsats” appears
The context
16Take his garment, for he has become surety for a stranger, and for a foreign woman take a pledge from him.
17 · This verse (above)
18Plans are established by counsel, and with guidance make war.