Proverbs 1:19
Old Testament • 9 words with Strong's data
"So are the ways of every one that is greedy of gain; which taketh away the life of the owners thereof."
Word-by-Word Analysis
דֶּרֶךְ
derek
a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb
אֶחָד
ʼechâd
properly, united, i.e. one; or (as an ordinal) first
בָּצַע
bâtsaʻ
figuratively, to finish, or (intransitively) stop
בֶּצַע
betsaʻ
plunder; by extension, gain (usually unjust)
לָקַח
lâqach
to take (in the widest variety of applications)
סוּר
çûwr
to turn off (literal or figurative)
חַי
chay
alive; hence, raw (flesh); fresh (plant, water, year), strong; also (as noun, especially in the feminine singular and masculine plural) life (or livin...
בַּעַל
baʻal
a master; hence, a husband, or (figuratively) owner (often used with another noun in modifications of this latter sense)
חָלַל
châlal
properly, to bore, i.e. (by implication) to wound, to dissolve; figuratively, to profane (a person, place or thing), to break (one's word), to begin (...
Key Terms in This Verse
בַּעַל baʻal
a master; hence, a husband, or (figuratively) owner (often used with another noun in modifications of this latter sense)
Study H1167 →דֶּרֶךְ derek
a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb
Study H1870 →חַי chay
alive; hence, raw (flesh); fresh (plant, water, year), strong; also (as noun, especially in the feminine singular and masculine plural) life (or living thing), whether literally or figuratively
Study H2416 →חָלַל châlal
properly, to bore, i.e. (by implication) to wound, to dissolve; figuratively, to profane (a person, place or thing), to break (one's word), to begin (as if by an 'opening wedge'); to play (the flute)
Study H2490 →Cross References
He that is greedy of gain troubleth his own house; but he that hateth gifts shall live.
And through covetousness shall they with feigned words make merchandise of you: whose judgment now of a long time lingereth not, and their damnation slumbereth not.
Woe to him that coveteth an evil covetousness to his house, that he may set his nest on high, that he may be delivered from the power of evil!
Not given to wine, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre; but patient, not a brawler, not covetous;
There is a sore evil which I have seen under the sun, namely, riches kept for the owners thereof to their hurt.
If I have eaten the fruits thereof without money, or have caused the owners thereof to lose their life:
Welcome to LOGOS Study
Your complete Bible study toolkit