Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version And I was soon in serious trouble in the assembly of God’s people.” New Living Translation I have come to the brink of utter ruin, and now I must face public disgrace.” English Standard Version I am at the brink of utter ruin in the assembled congregation.” Berean Standard Bible I am on the brink of utter ruin in the midst of the whole assembly.” King James Bible I was almost in all evil in the midst of the congregation and assembly. New King James Version I was on the verge of total ruin, In the midst of the assembly and congregation.” New American Standard Bible “I was almost in total ruin In the midst of the assembly and congregation.” NASB 1995 “I was almost in utter ruin In the midst of the assembly and congregation.” NASB 1977 “I was almost in utter ruin In the midst of the assembly and congregation.” Legacy Standard Bible I was almost in utter ruin In the midst of the assembly and congregation.” Amplified Bible “I was almost in total ruin In the midst of the assembly and congregation.” Christian Standard Bible I am on the verge of complete ruin before the entire community.” Holman Christian Standard Bible I am on the verge of complete ruin before the entire community.” American Standard Version I was well-nigh in all evil In the midst of the assembly and congregation. Contemporary English Version and now I am disgraced in front of everyone." English Revised Version I was well nigh in all evil in the midst of the congregation and assembly. GOD'S WORD® Translation I almost reached total ruin in the assembly and in the congregation." Good News Translation And suddenly I found myself publicly disgraced." International Standard Version Now I am at the point of utter disaster in the assembly and in the congregation." Majority Standard Bible I am on the brink of utter ruin in the midst of the whole assembly.? NET Bible I almost came to complete ruin in the midst of the whole congregation!" New Heart English Bible I have come to the brink of utter ruin, in the midst of the gathered assembly." Webster's Bible Translation I was almost in all evil in the midst of the congregation and assembly. World English Bible I have come to the brink of utter ruin, among the gathered assembly.” Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionAs a little thing I have been all evil, "" In the midst of an assembly and a congregation.” Young's Literal Translation As a little thing I have been all evil, In the midst of an assembly and a company. Smith's Literal Translation As I was almost in all evil in the midst of the convocation and the assembly. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleI have almost been in all evil, in the midst of the church and of the congregation. Catholic Public Domain Version I have almost been with all evil in the midst of the church and of the assembly.” New American Bible I am all but ruined, in the midst of the public assembly!” New Revised Standard Version Now I am at the point of utter ruin in the public assembly.” Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleI was in almost all kinds of evil in the midst of the congregation and assembly. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated I have been in almost every evil in the assembly and in the congregation. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917I was well nigh in all evil In the midst of the congregation and assembly.' Brenton Septuagint Translation I was almost in all evil in the midst of the congregation and assembly. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Avoiding Immorality…13I did not listen to the voice of my teachers or incline my ear to my mentors. 14I am on the brink of utter ruin in the midst of the whole assembly.” 15Drink water from your own cistern, and running water from your own well.… Cross References Proverbs 1:24-31 Because you refused my call, and no one took my outstretched hand, / because you neglected all my counsel, and wanted none of my correction, / in turn I will mock your calamity; I will sneer when terror strikes you, ... Proverbs 6:32-33 He who commits adultery lacks judgment; whoever does so destroys himself. / Wounds and dishonor will befall him, and his reproach will never be wiped away. Proverbs 7:22-23 He follows her on impulse, like an ox going to the slaughter, like a deer bounding into a trap, / until an arrow pierces his liver, like a bird darting into a snare—not knowing it will cost him his life. Proverbs 9:13-18 The woman named Folly is loud; she is naive and knows nothing. / She sits at the door of her house, on a seat in the heights of the city, / calling out to those who pass by, who make their paths straight. ... Proverbs 23:27-28 For a prostitute is a deep pit, and an adulteress is a narrow well. / Like a robber she lies in wait and multiplies the faithless among men. Ecclesiastes 7:26 And I find more bitter than death the woman who is a snare, whose heart is a net, and whose hands are chains. The man who pleases God escapes her, but the sinner is ensnared. Jeremiah 5:7-9 “Why should I forgive you? Your children have forsaken Me and sworn by gods that are not gods. I satisfied their needs, yet they committed adultery and assembled at the houses of prostitutes. / They are well-fed, lusty stallions, each neighing after his neighbor’s wife. / Should I not punish them for these things?” declares the LORD. “Should I not avenge Myself on such a nation as this? Jeremiah 9:12-14 Who is the man wise enough to understand this? To whom has the mouth of the LORD spoken, that he may explain it? Why is the land destroyed and scorched like a desert, so no one can pass through it? / And the LORD answered, “It is because they have forsaken My law, which I set before them; they have not walked in it or obeyed My voice. / Instead, they have followed the stubbornness of their hearts and gone after the Baals, as their fathers taught them.” Hosea 4:11-14 to promiscuity, wine, and new wine, which take away understanding. / My people consult their wooden idols, and their divining rods inform them. For a spirit of prostitution leads them astray and they have played the harlot against their God. / They sacrifice on the mountaintops and burn offerings on the hills, under oak, poplar, and terebinth, because their shade is pleasant. And so your daughters turn to prostitution and your daughters-in-law to adultery. ... Malachi 2:14-16 Yet you ask, “Why?” It is because the LORD has been a witness between you and the wife of your youth, against whom you have broken faith, though she is your companion and your wife by covenant. / Has not the LORD made them one, having a portion of the Spirit? And why one? Because He seeks godly offspring. So guard yourselves in your spirit and do not break faith with the wife of your youth. / “For I hate divorce,” says the LORD, the God of Israel. “He who divorces his wife covers his garment with violence,” says the LORD of Hosts. So guard yourselves in your spirit and do not break faith. Matthew 7:26-27 But everyone who hears these words of Mine and does not act on them is like a foolish man who built his house on sand. / The rain fell, the torrents raged, and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it fell—and great was its collapse!” Matthew 25:1-13 “At that time the kingdom of heaven will be like ten virgins who took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom. / Five of them were foolish, and five were wise. / The foolish ones took their lamps but did not take along any extra oil. ... Luke 12:45-48 But suppose that servant says in his heart, ‘My master will be a long time in coming,’ and he begins to beat the menservants and maidservants, and to eat and drink and get drunk. / The master of that servant will come on a day he does not expect and at an hour he does not anticipate. Then he will cut him to pieces and assign him a place with the unbelievers. / That servant who knows his master’s will but does not get ready or follow his instructions will be beaten with many blows. ... Luke 15:13-16 After a few days, the younger son got everything together and journeyed to a distant country, where he squandered his wealth in wild living. / After he had spent all he had, a severe famine swept through that country, and he began to be in need. / So he went and hired himself out to a citizen of that country, who sent him into his fields to feed the pigs. ... Romans 1:21-24 For although they knew God, they neither glorified Him as God nor gave thanks to Him, but they became futile in their thinking and darkened in their foolish hearts. / Although they claimed to be wise, they became fools, / and exchanged the glory of the immortal God for images of mortal man and birds and animals and reptiles. ... Treasury of Scripture I was almost in all evil in the middle of the congregation and assembly. Proverbs 13:20 He that walketh with wise men shall be wise: but a companion of fools shall be destroyed. Numbers 25:1-6 And Israel abode in Shittim, and the people began to commit whoredom with the daughters of Moab… Hosea 4:11-14 Whoredom and wine and new wine take away the heart… Jump to Previous Almost Assembled Assembly Brink Company Congregation Evil Gathered Little Midst Nigh Point Ruin Utter Well-Nigh WholeJump to Next Almost Assembled Assembly Brink Company Congregation Evil Gathered Little Midst Nigh Point Ruin Utter Well-Nigh WholeProverbs 5 1. Solomon exhorts to wisdom3. He shows the mischief of unfaithfulness and riot 15. He exhorts to contentedness, generosity, and chastity 22. The wicked are overtaken with their own sins I am on the brink This phrase captures a moment of intense realization and urgency. The Hebrew root here is "כמעט" (kim'at), which conveys a sense of being on the verge or edge of something significant. In the context of Proverbs, it suggests a critical point where one must make a decisive choice. Historically, this reflects the wisdom literature's emphasis on the importance of timely decisions and the consequences of one's actions. The imagery of a brink or edge is powerful, evoking the precariousness of life choices and the need for divine wisdom to navigate them. of utter ruin in the midst of the assembly and congregation Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew I amהָיִ֣יתִי (hā·yî·ṯî) Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be on the brink כִּ֭מְעַט (kim·‘aṭ) Preposition-k | Adjective - masculine singular Strong's 4592: A little, fewness, a few of utter בְכָל־ (ḇə·ḵāl-) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every ruin רָ֑ע (rā‘) Adjective - masculine singular Strong's 7451: Bad, evil in the midst בְּת֖וֹךְ (bə·ṯō·wḵ) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 8432: A bisection, the centre of the whole assembly.” קָהָ֣ל (qā·hāl) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 6951: Assembly, convocation, congregation Links Proverbs 5:14 NIVProverbs 5:14 NLT Proverbs 5:14 ESV Proverbs 5:14 NASB Proverbs 5:14 KJV Proverbs 5:14 BibleApps.com Proverbs 5:14 Biblia Paralela Proverbs 5:14 Chinese Bible Proverbs 5:14 French Bible Proverbs 5:14 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Proverbs 5:14 I have come to the brink (Prov. Pro Pr) |