Proverbs 1:17

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Proverbs 1:17


← Proverbs 1:16 Proverbs 1:17 (KJV) Proverbs 1:18 →
For their feet run to evil, and make haste to shed blood.
Surely in vain the net is spread in the sight of any bird.
And they lay wait for their own blood; they lurk privily for their own lives.

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

Surely in vainH2600 the netH7568 is spreadH2219 in the sightH5869 of any birdH1167 H3671.


Original Hebrew

כִּי־חִנָּם מְזֹרָה הָרָשֶׁת בְּעֵינֵי כָל־בַּעַל כָּנָף׃

Hebrew Transliteration Strong's Morphology Gloss
כִּֽי
ki- H3588 HC for
חִ֭נָּם
Chi.nom H2600 HD in vain
מְזֹרָ֣ה
me.zo.Rah H2219 HVPsfsa (is) spread out
הָ/רָ֑שֶׁת
ha./Ra.shet H7568 HTd/Ncfsa the/ net
בְּ֝/עֵינֵ֗י
be./'ei.Nei H5869 HR/Ncbdc in/ (the) eyes of
כָל
khol- H3605 HNcmsc every
בַּ֥עַל
Ba.'al H1167 HNcmsc owner of
כָּנָֽף
ka.Naf H3671 HNcfsa a wing
Strong's References
  • H1167 — בַּעַל (baʻal, bah'-al): from בָּעַל (bâʻal) H1166; a master; hence, a husband, or (figuratively) owner (often used with another noun in modifications of this latter sense); [phrase] archer, [phrase] babbler, [phrase] bird, captain, chief man, [phrase] confederate, [phrase] have to do, [phrase] dreamer, those to whom it is due, [phrase] furious, those that are given to it, great, [phrase] hairy, he that hath it, have, [phrase] horseman, husband, lord, man, [phrase] married, master, person, [phrase] sworn, they of.
  • H2219 — זָרָה (zârâh, zaw-raw'): a primitive root (compare זוּר (zûwr) H2114); to toss about; by implication, to diffuse, winnow; cast away, compass, disperse, fan, scatter (away), spread, strew, winnow.
  • H2600 — חִנָּם (chinnâm, khin-nawm'): from חֵן (chên) H2580; gratis, i.e. devoid of cost, reason or advantage; without a cause (cost, wages), causeless, to cost nothing, free(-ly), innocent, for nothing (nought, in vain.
  • H3671 — כָּנָף (kânâph, kaw-nawf'): from כָּנַף (kânaph) H3670; an edge or extremity; specifically (of a bird or army) a wing, (of a garment or bedclothing) a flap, (of the earth) a quarter, (of a building) a pinnacle; [phrase] bird, border, corner, end, feather(-ed), [idiom] flying, [phrase] (one an-) other, overspreading, [idiom] quarters, skirt, [idiom] sort, uttermost part, wing(-ed).
  • H5869 — עַיִן (ʻayin, ah'-yin): probably a primitive word; an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape); affliction, outward appearance, [phrase] before, [phrase] think best, colour, conceit, [phrase] be content, countenance, [phrase] displease, eye((-brow), (-d), -sight), face, [phrase] favour, fountain, furrow (from the margin), [idiom] him, [phrase] humble, knowledge, look, ([phrase] well), [idiom] me, open(-ly), [phrase] (not) please, presence, [phrase] regard, resemblance, sight, [idiom] thee, [idiom] them, [phrase] think, [idiom] us, well, [idiom] you(-rselves).
  • H7568 — רֶשֶׁת (resheth, reh'-sheth): from יָרַשׁ (yârash) H3423; a net (as catching animals); net(-work).

The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Hebrew (Westminster Leningrad Codex) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:

  • H3588 — כִּי (kîy, kee): a primitive particle (the full form of the prepositional prefix) indicating causal relations of all kinds, antecedent or consequent; (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed; and, + (forasmuch, inasmuch, where-) as, assured(-ly), + but, certainly, doubtless, + else, even, + except, for, how, (because, in, so, than) that, + nevertheless, now, rightly, seeing, since, surely, then, therefore, + (al-) though, + till, truly, + until, when, whether, while, whom, yea, yet.
  • H3605 — כֹּל (kôl, kole): or (Jeremiah 33:8) כּוֹל (kôwl); from כָּלַל (kâlal) H3634; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense); (in) all (manner, (ye)), altogether, any (manner), enough, every (one, place, thing), howsoever, as many as, (no-) thing, ought, whatsoever, (the) whole, whoso(-ever).
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Verse Cross-References

Reciprocal references (7): Proverbs 6:5, Proverbs 6:6, Proverbs 12:12, Proverbs 29:5, Jeremiah 5:26, 1 Timothy 6:9, 2 Peter 3:17

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