King James Version
Proverbs 29:10 in the King James Version says “The bloodthirsty hate the upright: but the just seek his soul. The bloodthirsty: Heb. Men of blood” — study this verse from Proverbs chapter 29 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“The bloodthirsty hate the upright: but the just seek his soul. The bloodthirsty: Heb. Men of blood”
Proverbs 29:10 · KJV
Scornful men bring a city into a snare: but wise men turn away wrath. bring: or, set a city on fire
If a wise man contendeth with a foolish man, whether he rage or laugh, there is no rest.
The bloodthirsty hate the upright: but the just seek his soul. The bloodthirsty: Heb. Men of blood
A fool uttereth all his mind: but a wise man keepeth it in till afterwards.
If a ruler hearken to lies , all his servants are wicked.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“The bloodthirsty”
H582properly, a mortal (and thus differing from the more dignified h0120); hence, a man in general (singly or collectively)
blood (as that which when shed causes death) of man or an animal; by analogy, the juice of the grape; figuratively (especially in the plural) bloodshe
“seek”
H1245to search out (by any method, specifically in worship or prayer); by implication, to strive after
“his soul”
H5315properly, a breathing creature, i.e., animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or ment
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