Proverbs 6:25
Old Testament • 8 words with Strong's data
"Lust not after her beauty in thine heart; neither let her take thee with her eyelids."
Word-by-Word Analysis
נֶפֶשׁ
nephesh
properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or menta...
אַחַר
ʼachar
properly, the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after (in various senses)
לֵב
lêb
the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the centre of anything
לֹא
lôʼ
not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
שָׁאַר
shâʼar
properly, to swell up, i.e. be (causatively, make) redundant
לָקַח
lâqach
to take (in the widest variety of applications)
עַפְעַף
ʻaphʻaph
an eyelash (as fluttering); figuratively, morning ray
Key Terms in This Verse
נֶפֶשׁ nephesh
properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental)
Study H5315 →לֵב lêb
the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the centre of anything
Study H3820 →לֹא lôʼ
not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
Study H3808 →אַחַר ʼachar
properly, the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after (in various senses)
Study H310 →Cross References
But I say unto you, That whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in his heart.
And when Jehu was come to Jezreel, Jezebel heard of it; and she painted her face, and tired her head, and looked out at a window.
Thou hast ravished my heart, my sister, my spouse; thou hast ravished my heart with one of thine eyes, with one chain of thy neck.
Moreover the LORD saith, Because the daughters of Zion are haughty, and walk with stretched forth necks and wanton eyes, walking and mincing as they go, and making a tinkling with their feet:
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