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by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.
Bible Verse Dictionary
Proverbs 4:17 - Drink
Proverbs 4:17 - For they eat the bread of wickedness, and drink the wine of violence.
| Verse | Strongs No. | Hebrew | |
|---|---|---|---|
| For | H3588 | כִּי |
[Conjunction] (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjugation or adverb; often largely modified by other particles annexed |
| they eat | H3898 | לָחַם |
[Verb] to feed on; figuratively to consume; by implication to battle (as destruction) |
| the bread | H3899 | לֶחֶם |
[Noun Masculine] food (for man or {beast}) especially {bread} or grain (for making it) |
| of wickedness | H7562 | רֶשַׁע |
[Noun Masculine] a wrong (especially moral) |
| and drink | H8354 | שָׁתָה |
[Verb] to imbibe (literally or figuratively). |
| the wine | H3196 | יַיִן |
[Noun Masculine] wine (as fermented); by implication intoxication |
| of violence | H2555 | חָמָס |
[Noun Masculine] violence; by implication wrong; by metonymy unjust gain |
Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.