Hosea 4:11 Meaning and Explanation
“Whoredom and wine and new wine take away the heart.”
King James Version (KJV)
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Read Full Chapter →Indulgence in lust and drink steals away the heart, dulling judgment and understanding.
What Does Hosea 4:11 Mean?
A brief, weighty proverb interrupts the indictment. Sexual sin and drunkenness, old wine and new, 'take away the heart,' which in Hebrew thought is the seat of understanding and will. They cloud the mind and erode the capacity to discern.
Sin promises pleasure but quietly robs the inner person of clarity and resolve. What feels like freedom becomes bondage. Scripture urges us to guard the heart, for from it flow the springs of life. A heart kept clear before God is able to love, to choose well, and to see Him.
Hosea 4:11 in the Original Language
leb (לֵב), 'heart' -- the inner self: mind, will, and discernment, not mainly emotion.
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What does Hosea 4:11 mean?
Indulgence in lust and drink steals away the heart, dulling judgment and understanding.