Proverbs 4:17
For they have eaten bread of wickedness, And wine of violence they drink.This verse in the real world
In what words
- רֶשַׁעreshaʻa wrong (especially moral)
- יַיִןyayinwine (as fermented); by implication, intoxication
- לָחַםlâchamto feed on; figuratively, to consume; by implication, to battle (as destruction)
- שָׁתָהshâthâhto imbibe (literally or figuratively)
- לֶחֶםlechemfood (for man or beast), especially bread, or grain (for making it)
The Hebrew and Greek words standing behind this verse. Word-by-word alignment comes with the interlinear.
Cross-references
Pro 9:17, Pro 20:17, Psa 14:4, Mic 6:12, Jas 5:4–5, Job 24:5–6, Mat 23:13, Jer 5:26–28