Proverbs 13:19
A longing realized is sweet to the appetite, but fools hate to turn away from evil.This verse in the real world
In what words
- עָרֵבʻârêbto be agreeable
- תַּאֲוָהtaʼăvâha longing; by implication, a delight (subjectively, satisfaction, objectively, a charm)
- כְּסִילkᵉçîylproperly, fat, i.e. (figuratively) stupid or silly
- הָיָהhâyâhto exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxil
- תּוֹעֵבַהtôwʻêbahproperly, something disgusting (morally), i.e. (as noun) an abhorrence; especially idolatr
- סוּרçûwrto turn off (literal or figurative)
- נֶפֶשׁnepheshproperly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in
The Hebrew and Greek words standing behind this verse. Word-by-word alignment comes with the interlinear.
Cross-references
Pro 13:12, Rev 7:14–17, Pro 29:27, 2Ti 2:19, Pro 16:17, Psa 34:14, Psa 21:1–2, Sng 3:4