Pro 5:14 | NETfull | STEP | I almost came to complete ruin in the midst of the whole congregation!”

Proverbs 5:14

14 I almost ^{▼▼ The expression כִּמְעַט (kim’at) is “like a little.” It means “almost,” and is used of unrealized action (BDB 590 s.v. 2). Cf. NCV “I came close to”; NLT “I have come to the brink of.”} came to complete ruin ^{▼▼ Heb “I was in all evil” (cf. KJV, ASV).}
in the midst of the whole congregation!” ^{▼▼ The text uses the two words “congregation and assembly” to form a hendiadys, meaning the entire assembly.}