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Forכִּיthey eatלָחֲמוּthe breadלֶחֶםof wickedness,רֶשַׁעandוְthe wineיֵיןof violenceחֲמָסִיםthey drink.יִשְׁתּוּ
Proverbs 4:17
Study it in the app“For they eat the bread of wickedness, and the wine of violence they drink.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Proverbs 4:17, word by word
- they eatלָחֲמוּlachamu
eat
To eat bread or food; another word written the same.
Where else “lachamu” appears- the breadלֶחֶםlechem
bread
Food made of kneaded, baked flour: the basis of each day's meal.
Where else “lechem” appears- of wickednessרֶשַׁעresha
wickedness
Wickedness: what is unjust and evil.
Where else “resha” appears- the wineיֵיןyen
wine
Wine; also drunkenness.
Where else “yen” appears- of violenceחֲמָסִיםchamasim
violence
Violence; unjust harm done to others.
Where else “chamasim” appears- they drinkיִשְׁתּוּyishtu
drink
Drink.
Where else “yishtu” appears
The context
16For they do not sleep unless they have done evil, and their sleep is robbed unless they make someone stumble.
17 · This verse (above)
18But the path of the righteous is like the light of brightness, going on and shining until full day.