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Proverbs 23:33

In Proverbs 23 of Proverbs.

Thine eyes shall behold strange women, and thine heart shall utter perverse things.

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עֵ֭ינֶיךָeyneykhaeye , , -sightעַיִןnoun, common, both genders, dual, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “eye , , -sight”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5869an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)affliction, outward appearance, [phrase] before, [phrase] think best, colour, conceit, [phrase] be content, countenance, [phrase] displease, eye((-brow), (-d), -sight), face, [phrase] favour, fountain, furrow (from the margin), [idiom] him…יִרְא֣וּyirvseeרָאָהverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “see”, an unfinished actionH7200to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)advise self, appear, approve, behold, [idiom] certainly, consider, discern, (make to) enjoy, have experience, gaze, take heed, [idiom] indeed, [idiom] joyfully, lo, look (on, one another, one on another, one upon another, out, up, upon), m…זָר֑וֹתzarotstrangeזוּרadjective, adjective, feminine, plural, absolute — “strange”, the ordinary formH2114to turn aside (especially for lodging); hence to be aforeigner, strange, profane; specifically (active participle) to commit adultery(come from) another (man, place), fanner, go away, (e-) strange(-r, thing, woman).וְ֝לִבְּךָ֗velibkhaand comfortablyלֵבconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “and comfortably”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3820the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the centre of anything[phrase] care for, comfortably, consent, [idiom] considered, courag(-eous), friend(-ly), ((broken-), (hard-), (merry-), (stiff-), (stout-), double) heart(-ed), [idiom] heed, [idiom] I, kindly, midst, mind(-ed), [idiom] regard(-ed), [idiom]…יְדַבֵּ֥רyedaberspeakדָבַרverb, piel, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “speak”, an unfinished actionH1696perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdueanswer, appoint, bid, command, commune, declare, destroy, give, name, promise, pronounce, rehearse, say, speak, be spokesman, subdue, talk, teach, tell, think, use (entreaties), utter, [idiom] well, [idiom] work.תַּהְפֻּכֽוֹתtahpukhotfrowardתַּהְפֻּכָהnoun, common, feminine, plural, absolute — “froward”, the ordinary formH8419a perversity or fraud(very) froward(-ness, thing), perverse thing.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Thine eyes shall behold strange things, and thy heart shall utter confused things.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Thine eyes shall behold strange things, And thy heart shall utter perverse things.

Young’s Literal Translation

Thine eyes see strange women, And thy heart speaketh perverse things.

World English Bible

Your eyes will see strange things, and your mind will imagine confusing things.

Darby Translation

Thine eyes shall behold strange women, and thy heart shall speak froward things;

Douay-Rheims

Thy eyes shall behold strange women, and thy heart shall utter perverse things.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Thine eyes shall behold strange things, and thy heart shall utter confused things.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Whenever thine eyes shall behold a strange woman, then thy mouth shall speak perverse things.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Οἱ ὀφθαλμοί σου ὅταν ἴδωσιν ἀλλοτρίαν, τὸ στόμα σου τότε λαλήσει σκολιά.

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