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Proverbs 20:17
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Take his garment that is surety [for] a stranger: and take a pledge of him for a strange woman.
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Bread of deceit [is] sweet to a man; but afterwards his mouth shall be filled with gravel.
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[Every] purpose is established by counsel: and with good advice make war.
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Verse Text
KJV with Strong's Numbers
BreadH3899 of deceitH8267 is sweetH6156 to a manH376; but afterwardsH310 his mouthH6310 shall be filledH4390 with gravelH2687.
Original Hebrew
עָרֵב לָאִישׁ לֶחֶם שָׁקֶר וְאַחַר יִמָּלֵא־פִיהוּ חָצָץ׃
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Morphology | Gloss |
|---|---|---|---|---|
עָרֵ֣ב |
'a.Rev | H6156 | HAamsa | (is) sweet |
לָ֭/אִישׁ |
La./'ish | H376 | HRd/Ncmsa | to (the)/ person |
לֶ֣חֶם |
Le.chem | H3899 | HNcbsc | food of |
שָׁ֑קֶר |
Sha.ker | H8267 | HNcmsa | falsehood |
וְ֝/אַחַ֗ר |
ve./'a.Char | H310 | HC/D | and/ after |
יִמָּֽלֵא |
yi.ma.le'- | H4390 | HVNi3ms | it will be filled |
פִ֥י/הוּ |
Fi./hu | H6310 | HNcmsc/Sp3ms | mouth/ his |
חָצָֽץ |
cha.Tzatz | H2687 | HNcmsa | gravel |
Source: Westminster Leningrad Codex (MorphHB), TAHOT (Tyndale House)
Strong's References
- H310 — אַחַר (ʼachar, akh-ar'): from אָחַר; properly, the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after (in various senses); after (that, -ward), again, at, away from, back (from, -side), behind, beside, by, follow (after, -ing), forasmuch, from, hereafter, hinder end, [phrase] out (over) live, [phrase] persecute, posterity, pursuing, remnant, seeing, since, thence(-forth), when, with.
- H376 — אִישׁ (ʼîysh, eesh): contracted for אֱנוֹשׁ (or perhaps rather from an unused root meaning to be extant); a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation); also, another, any (man), a certain, [phrase] champion, consent, each, every (one), fellow, (foot-, husband-) man, (good-, great, mighty) man, he, high (degree), him (that is), husband, man(-kind), [phrase] none, one, people, person, [phrase] steward, what (man) soever, whoso(-ever), worthy. Compare אִשָּׁה.
- H2687 — חָצָץ (châtsâts, khaw-tsawts'): from חָצָץ; also like חֵץ; properly, something cutting; hence, gravel (as grit); an arrow; arrow, gravel (stone).
- H3899 — לֶחֶם (lechem, lekh'-em): from לָחַם; See also בֵּית לְעַפְרָה; food (for man or beast), especially bread, or grain (for making it); (shew-) bread, [idiom] eat, food, fruit, loaf, meat, victuals.
- H4390 — מָלֵא (mâlêʼ, maw-lay'): or מָלָא; (Esther 7:5), a primitive root; to fill or (intransitively) be full of, in a wide application (literally and figuratively); accomplish, confirm, [phrase] consecrate, be at an end, be expired, be fenced, fill, fulfil, (be, become, [idiom] draw, give in, go) full(-ly, -ly set, tale), (over-) flow, fulness, furnish, gather (selves, together), presume, replenish, satisfy, set, space, take a (hand-) full, [phrase] have wholly.
- H6156 — עָרֵב (ʻârêb, aw-rabe'): from עָרֵב; pleasant; sweet.
- H6310 — פֶּה (peh, peh): from פָּאָה; the mouth (as the means of blowing), whether literal or figurative (particularly speech); specifically edge, portion or side; adverbially (with preposition) according to; accord(-ing as, -ing to), after, appointment, assent, collar, command(-ment), [idiom] eat, edge, end, entry, [phrase] file, hole, [idiom] in, mind, mouth, part, portion, [idiom] (should) say(-ing), sentence, skirt, sound, speech, [idiom] spoken, talk, tenor, [idiom] to, [phrase] two-edged, wish, word.
- H8267 — שֶׁקֶר (sheqer, sheh'-ker): from שָׁקַר; an untruth; by implication, a sham (often adverbial); without a cause, deceit(-ful), false(-hood, -ly), feignedly, liar, [phrase] lie, lying, vain (thing), wrongfully.
Cross References
Verse Cross-References (Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, Enhanced)
- deceit — Proverbs 4:17
- his — Lamentations 3:15-16
- is sweet — Genesis 3:6-7, Job 20:12-20, Proverbs 9:17-18, Ecclesiastes 11:9, Hebrews 11:25
Related Topics
- Thompson Chain: AFTERWARDS, TRUTH-FALSEHOOD
- Nave’s: DECEIT, DISHONESTY, FALSEHOOD, GRAVEL
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