Proverbs 8:36
King James Version
9 Jun 2026
“But he that sinneth against me wrongeth his own soul: all they that hate me love death. ”
נֶפֶשׁ
Life, soul, living being. Nephesh. The animating breath God places in every living creature. In animals it is the life force. In humanity it is the seat of emotion, will and identity. Every nephesh belongs to God — from the creatures in the sea to the deepest cry of the human heart.
מָוֶת
death
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מָוֶת
Death. Mavet. The cessation of life. But God holds the keys of death and promised resurrection to all who are in Him.
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חָמַס
is doing wrong to
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חָמַס
to be violent; by implication, to maltreat
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שָׂנֵא
those who hate/ me
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שָׂנֵא
to hate (personally)
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