Proverbs 5:21
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Bible > Proverbs > Chapter 5 > Verse 21
Proverbs 5:21
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And why wilt thou, my son, be ravished with a strange woman, and embrace the bosom of a stranger?
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For the ways of man are before the eyes of the LORD, and he pondereth all his goings.
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His own iniquities shall take the wicked himself, and he shall be holden with the cords of his sins.
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Verse Text
KJV with Strong's NumbersKing James (Authorized) Version: the 1769 standard text in its Cambridge form of about 1900. Public domain.
For the waysH1870 of manH376 are beforeH5227 the eyesH5869 of the LORDH3068, and he ponderethH6424 all his goingsH4570.
Original HebrewSource: Westminster Leningrad Codex (MorphHB), TAHOT (Tyndale House)
כִּי נֹכַח ׀ עֵינֵי יְהוָה דַּרְכֵי־אִישׁ וְכָל־מַעְגְּלֹתָיו מְפַלֵּס׃
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Morphology | Gloss |
|---|---|---|---|---|
כִּ֤י |
ki | H3588 | HC | for |
נֹ֨כַח |
No.khach | H5227 | HR | before |
עֵינֵ֣י |
'ei.Nei | H5869 | HNcbdc | (the) eyes of |
יְ֭הוָה |
Yah.weh | H3068 | HNp | Yahweh |
דַּרְכֵי |
dar.khei- | H1870 | HNcbpc | (the) ways of |
אִ֑ישׁ |
'Ish | H376 | HNcmsa | a person |
וְֽ/כָל |
ve./khol | H3605 | HC/Ncmsc | and/ all |
מַעְגְּלֹתָ֥י/ו |
ma'.ge.lo.Ta/v | H4570 | HNcmpc/Sp3ms | tracks/ his |
מְפַלֵּֽס |
me.fa.Les | H6424 | HVprmsa | (he is) making level |
Strong's References
- H376 — אִישׁ (ʼîysh, eesh): contracted for אֱנוֹשׁ (ʼĕnôwsh) H582 (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 (ʼishshâh) H802.
- H1870 — דֶּרֶךְ (derek, deh'-rek): from דָּרַךְ (dârak) H1869; a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb; along, away, because of, [phrase] by, conversation, custom, (east-) ward, journey, manner, passenger, through, toward, (high-) (path-) way(-side), whither(-soever).
- H3068 — יְהֹוָה (Yᵉhôvâh, yeh-ho-vaw'): from הָיָה (hâyâh) H1961; (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God; Jehovah, the Lord. Compare יָהּ (Yâhh) H3050, יְהֹוִה (Yᵉhôvih) H3069.
- H4570 — מַעְגָּל (maʻgâl, mah-gawl'): or feminine מַעְגָּלָה (maʻgâlâh); from the same as עָגֹל (ʻâgôl) H5696; a track (literally or figuratively); also a rampart (as circular); going, path, trench, way(-side).
- H5227 — נֹכַח (nôkach, no'-kakh): from the same as נֵכַח (nêkach) H5226; properly, the front part; used adverbially (especially with preposition), opposite, in front of, forward, in behalf of; (over) against, before, direct(-ly), for, right (on).
- 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).
- H6424 — פָּלַס (pâlaç, paw-las'): a primitive root; properly, to roll flat, i.e. prepare (a road); also to revolve, i.e. weigh (mentally); make, ponder, weigh.
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).
Cross ReferencesCross-references from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, Enhanced (TSKe) — public domain. The keyword grouping is its editors' own, not our selection.
Reciprocal references (13): Genesis 16:13, 2 Samuel 22:25, Job 14:16, Job 24:23, Job 33:27, Psalms 90:8, Psalms 119:168, Psalms 139:3, Proverbs 16:2, Proverbs 24:12, Isaiah 37:28, Jeremiah 29:23, Amos 9:8
Related Topics
- Thompson Chain: KNOWLEDGE-IGNORANCE
- Torrey’s: GOD; MAN
- Nave’s: ADULTERY; CHASTITY; GOD; HEART; TEMPTATION; YOUNG MEN
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