Proverbs 23:33

“Your eyes will see strange things, and your heart will speak perversities.”

Proverbs 23:33 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Proverbs 23:33, word by word

Your eyesעֵינֶיene

eye

The organ with which one sees; so "lift the eyes" means to look.

Where else “ene” appears
will seeיִרְאוּyiru

see

To see with one's eyes.

Where else “yiru” appears
strange thingsזָרוֹתzarot

foreign

Something alien, not belonging: other gods, unauthorized fire.

Where else “zarot” appears
your heartלִבְּlib

heart

The deepest part of a person: where they think, feel and decide.

Where else “lib” appears
will speakיְדַבֵּרyedaber

speak

To speak, say something; above all God to his people.

Where else “yedaber” appears
perversitiesתַּהְפֻּכוֹתtahpuchot

perversity

Perversity: turning things upside down; deceit.

Where else “tahpuchot” appears

The context

32In the end it bites like a serpent, and like a viper it stings.

33 · This verse (above)

34And you will be like one who lies down in the heart of the sea, and like one who lies down on top of the mast.

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