Proverbs 23:32
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
At the lastאַ֭חֲרִיתֹו
(a·cha·ri·tov)
319: the after-part, endfrom achar
it bitesיִשָּׁ֑ךְ
(yi·shach;)
5391a: to bitea prim. root
like a serpentכְּנָחָ֣שׁ
(ke·na·chash)
5175: a serpentfrom an unused word
And stingsיַפְרִֽשׁ׃
(yaf·rish.)
6567b: to pierce, stinga prim. root
like a viper.וּֽכְצִפְעֹנִ֥י
(u·che·tzif·'o·ni)
6848b: a serpentfrom the same as tsepha


















KJV Lexicon
At the last
'achariyth  (akh-ar-eeth')
the last or end, hence, the future; also posterity -- (last, latter) end (time), hinder (utter) -most, length, posterity, remnant, residue, reward.
it biteth
nashak  (naw-shak')
to strike with a sting (as a serpent); figuratively, to oppress with interest on a loan -- bite, lend upon usury.
like a serpent
nachash  (naw-khawsh')
a snake (from its hiss) -- serpent.
and stingeth
parash  (paw-rash')
to separate, literally (to disperse) or figuratively (to specify); also (by implication) to wound -- scatter, declare, distinctly, shew, sting.
like an adder
tsepha`  (tseh'-fah)
from an unused root meaning to extrude; a viper (as thrusting out the tongue, i.e. hissing) -- adder, cockatrice.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
At the last it bites like a serpent And stings like a viper.

King James Bible
At the last it biteth like a serpent, and stingeth like an adder.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
In the end it bites like a snake and stings like a viper.

International Standard Version
Eventually it will bite like a snake and sting like a serpent.

NET Bible
Afterward it bites like a snake, and stings like a viper.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
Because the end of the wine is like a wound from a serpent and like a flying cockatrice.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Later it bites like a snake and strikes like a poisonous snake.

King James 2000 Bible
At the last it bites like a serpent, and stings like an adder.
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