Proverbs 1:19
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
Soכֵּ֗ן
(ken)
3651: so, thusa prim. adverb
are the waysאָ֭רְחֹות
(a·re·cho·vt)
734: a way, pathfrom arach
of everyoneכָּל־
(kol-)
3605: the whole, allfrom kalal
who gainsבֹּ֣צֵֽעַ
(bo·tze·a')
1214: to cut off, break off, gain by violencea prim. root
by violence;בָּ֑צַע
(ba·tza;)
1215: gain made by violence, unjust gain, profitfrom batsa
It takesיִקָּֽח׃
(yik·kach.)
3947: to takea prim. root
away the lifeנֶ֖פֶשׁ
(ne·fesh)
5315: a soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion from an unused word
of its possessors.בְּעָלָ֣יו
(be·'a·lav)
1167: owner, lordfrom baal


















KJV Lexicon
So are the ways
'orach  (o'-rakh)
a well-trodden road; also a caravan -- manner, path, race, rank, traveller, troop, (by-, high-)way.
of every one that is greedy
batsa`  (baw-tsah')
figuratively, to finish, or (intransitively) stop -- (be) covet(-ous), cut (off), finish, fulfill, gain (greedily), get, be given to (covetousness), greedy, perform, be wounded.
of gain
betsa`  (beh'-tsah)
plunder; by extension, gain (usually unjust) -- covetousness, (dishonest) gain, lucre, profit.
which taketh away
laqach  (law-kakh')
to take (in the widest variety of applications)
the life
nephesh  (neh'-fesh)
a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental)
of the owners
ba`al  (bah'-al)
a master; hence, a husband, or (figuratively) owner (often used with another noun in modifications of this latter sense) + married, master, person, + sworn, they of.
thereof
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
So are the ways of everyone who gains by violence; It takes away the life of its possessors.

King James Bible
So are the ways of every one that is greedy of gain; which taketh away the life of the owners thereof.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Such are the paths of all who make profit dishonestly; it takes the lives of those who receive it.

International Standard Version
Such is the way of all those who seek illicit gain— it takes away the lives of those who possess it.

NET Bible
Such are the ways of all who gain profit unjustly; it takes away the life of those who obtain it!

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
So are the ways of all who do evil and take the lives of their Masters.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
This is what happens to everyone who is greedy for unjust gain. Greed takes away his life.

King James 2000 Bible
So are the ways of everyone that is greedy of gain; which takes away the life of its owners.
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