In Proverbs 4 of Proverbs .
For they eat the bread of wickedness, and drink the wine of violence.
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כִּ֣י ki assured כִּ֣י ki assured כִּי conjunction — “assured” H3588 (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed and, + (forasmuch, inasmuch, where-) as, assured(-ly), + but, certainly, doubtless, + else, even, + except, for, how, (because, in, so, than) that, + nevertheless, now, rightly, seeing, since, surely, then, therefore, + (al-) though, + til… לָ֭חֲמוּ lachamv devour לָ֭חֲמוּ lachamv devour לָחַם verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural — “devour”, a completed action H3898 to feed on; figuratively, to consume; by implication, to battle (as destruction) devour, eat, [idiom] ever, fight(-ing), overcome, prevail, (make) war(-ring). לֶ֣חֶם lechem bread לֶ֣חֶם lechem bread לֶחֶם noun, common, both genders, singular, construct — “bread”, the of-form, joined to the next word H3899 food (for man or beast), especially bread, or grain (for making it) (shew-) bread, [idiom] eat, food, fruit, loaf, meat, victuals. רֶ֑שַׁע resha iniquity רֶ֑שַׁע resha iniquity רֶשַׁע noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “iniquity”, the ordinary form H7562 a wrong (especially moral) iniquity, wicked(-ness). וְיֵ֖ין veyeyn and wine וְיֵ֖ין veyeyn and wine יַיִן conjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “and wine”, the of-form, joined to the next word H3196 wine (as fermented); by implication, intoxication banqueting, wine, wine(-bibber). חֲמָסִ֣ים chamasim violence חֲמָסִ֣ים chamasim violence חָמָס noun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “violence”, the ordinary form H2555 violence; by implication, wrong; by meton. unjust gain cruel(-ty), damage, false, injustice, [idiom] oppressor, unrighteous, violence (against, done), violent (dealing), wrong. יִשְׁתּֽוּ ׃ yishtv banquet יִשְׁתּֽוּ yishtv banquet שָׁתָה verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “banquet”, an unfinished action H8354 to imbibe (literally or figuratively) [idiom] assuredly, banquet, [idiom] certainly, drink(-er, -ing), drunk ([idiom] -ard), surely. (Prop. intensive of H8248 (שָׁקָה).) Jewish translation (JPS 1917)
For they eat the bread of wickedness, and drink the wine of violence.
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American Standard Version (1901) For they eat the bread of wickedness, And drink the wine of violence.
Young’s Literal Translation For they have eaten bread of wickedness, And wine of violence they drink.
World English Bible For they eat the bread of wickedness and drink the wine of violence.
Darby Translation For they eat the bread of wickedness, and drink the wine of violence.
Douay-Rheims They eat the bread of wickedness, and drink the wine of iniquity.
Jewish Publication Society (1917) For they eat the bread of wickedness, and drink the wine of violence.
Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English For these live upon the bread of ungodliness, and are drunken with wine of transgression.
Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851) Οἵδε γὰρ σιτοῦνται σῖτα ἀσεβείας, οἴνῳ δὲ παρανόμῳ μεθύσκονται.
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