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a heartלֵבthat plotsחֹרֵשׁthoughtsמַחְשְׁבוֹתof wickedness,אָוֶןfeetרַגְלַיִםthat hurryמְמַהֲרוֹתto runלָרוּץto evil,לָרָעָה
Proverbs 6:18
Study it in the app“a heart that plots thoughts of wickedness, feet that hurry to run to evil,”
With the Hebrew beneath
Proverbs 6:18, word by word
- a heartלֵבlev
heart
The deepest part of a person: where they think, feel and decide.
Where else “lev” appears- that plotsחֹרֵשׁchoresh
plot
To plot evil in secret against someone.
Where else “choresh” appears- thoughtsמַחְשְׁבוֹתmachshvot
thought
What one has in mind and intends.
Where else “machshvot” appears- of wickednessאָוֶןaven
wickedness
The evil one does.
Where else “aven” appears- feetרַגְלַיִםraglayim
foot
The part of the body that supports and makes one walk.
Where else “raglayim” appears- that hurryמְמַהֲרוֹתmemaharot
hurry
To act without delay, with haste and energy.
Where else “memaharot” appears- to runרוּץruts
run
To move quickly on foot, at a run.
Where else “ruts” appears- to evilרָעָהraa
evil
What is evil, the opposite of good.
Where else “raa” appears
The context
17haughty eyes, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood,
18 · This verse (above)
19one who breathes out lies, a false witness, and one who sends out quarrels among brothers.