Logos Bible Study

Proverbs 5:14

The NET BibleOther versions

English

Arabic

Czech

French

German

Hebrew

Hungarian

Italian

Korean

Latin

Portuguese

Russian

Simplified Chinese

Spanish

Traditional Chinese

5:14I almost32 came to complete ruin33

in the midst of the whole congregation!”34

Read in Logos

Footnotes

  1. 32 The expression כִּמְעַט (kim’at) is “like a little.” It means “almost,” and is used of unrealized action ( 590 2). Cf. “I came close to”; “I have come to the brink of.”
  2. 33 Heb “I was in all evil” (cf. , ).
  3. 34 The text uses the two words “congregation and assembly” to form a hendiadys, meaning the entire assembly.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

I am at the brink of utter ruin

in the assembled congregation.”

NIVNew International Version (2011)

And I was soon in serious trouble

in the assembly of God’s people.”

CSBChristian Standard Bible

I am on the verge of complete ruin

before the entire community.”

NLTNew Living Translation

I have come to the brink of utter ruin,

and now I must face public disgrace.”

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

I was almost at utter ruin

in the midst of the assembly and congregation.”

KJV 1900King James Version

I was almost in all evil

In the midst of the congregation and assembly.