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The infamyזִמַּתof follyאִוֶּלֶתis sin,חַטָּאתandוְthe scofferלֵץis an abominationתוֹעֲבַתto mankind.לְאָדָם
Proverbs 24:9
Study it in the app“The infamy of folly is sin, and the scoffer is an abomination to mankind.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Proverbs 24:9, word by word
- The infamyזִמַּתzimat
lewdness
A shameful deed, especially sexual.
Where else “zimat” appears- of follyאִוֶּלֶתivelet
folly
Folly: acting without thinking, without regard for God or for the consequences.
Where else “ivelet” appears- is sinחַטָּאתchatat
sin
Failing God, not doing what he asks.
Where else “chatat” appears- the scofferלֵץlets
scoff
To laugh at what is serious with contempt; the scoffer rejects correction.
Where else “lets” appears- is an abominationתוֹעֲבַתtoavat
abomination
Abomination: something that a people or God rejects with disgust, above all idolatry and the practices God forbids; also a custom another people will not tolerate.
Where else “toavat” appears- to mankindאָדָםadam
human being
All humankind, men and women, as creatures God formed.
Where else “adam” appears
The context
8Whoever plans to do evil, they will call him a master of schemes.
9 · This verse (above)
10If you lose heart in the day of distress, your strength is narrow.