Proverbs

Proverbs 11:5–8

⁵The righteousness of the blameless directs their path,

but the wicked fall by their own wickedness.

⁶The righteousness of the upright delivers them,

but the faithless are trapped by their own desires.

⁷When the wicked man dies, his hope perishes,

and the hope of his strength vanishes.

⁸The righteous man is delivered from trouble;

in his place the wicked man goes in.

Word by word

Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
The righteousness	צִדְקַ֣ת	ṣiḏ·qaṯ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H6666 righteousness
of the blameless	תָּ֭מִים	tā·mîm	Adjective - masculine singular	H8549 complete, sound
directs	תְּיַשֵּׁ֣ר	tə·yaš·šêr	Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person feminine singular	H3474 be smooth, straight, right
their path	דַּרְכּ֑וֹ	dar·kōw	Noun - common singular construct; third person masculine singular	H1870 way, road, distance, journey, manner
but the wicked	רָשָֽׁע׃	rā·šā‘	Adjective - masculine singular	H7563 wicked, criminal
fall	יִפֹּ֥ל	yip·pōl	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5307 fall, lie
by their own wickedness	וּ֝בְרִשְׁעָת֗וֹ	ū·ḇə·riš·‘ā·ṯōw	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H7564 wickedness

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
The righteousness	צִדְקַ֣ת	ṣiḏ·qaṯ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H6666 righteousness
of the upright	יְ֭שָׁרִים	yə·šā·rîm	Adjective - masculine plural	H3477 straight, right
delivers them	תַּצִּילֵ֑ם	taṣ·ṣî·lêm	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person feminine singular; third person masculine plural	H5337 strip, plunder
but the faithless	בֹּגְדִ֥ים	bō·ḡə·ḏîm	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural	H898 act or deal treacherously
are trapped	יִלָּכֵֽדוּ׃	yil·lā·ḵê·ḏū	Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H3920 capture, seize, take (by lot)
by their own desires	וּ֝בְהַוַּ֗ת	ū·ḇə·haw·waṯ	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct	H1942 desire

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
When the wicked	רָ֭שָׁע	rā·šā‘	Adjective - masculine singular	H7563 wicked, criminal
man	אָדָ֣ם	’ā·ḏām	Noun - masculine singular	H120 man, mankind
dies	בְּמ֤וֹת	bə·mō·wṯ	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H4194 death
his hope	תִּקְוָ֑ה	tiq·wāh	Noun - feminine singular	H8615 cord
perishes	תֹּאבַ֣ד	tō·ḇaḏ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular	H6 perish
and the hope	וְתוֹחֶ֖לֶת	wə·ṯō·w·ḥe·leṯ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular construct	H8431 hope
of his strength	אוֹנִ֣ים	’ō·w·nîm	Noun - masculine plural	H202 vigour, wealth
vanishes	אָבָֽדָה׃	’ā·ḇā·ḏāh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular	H6 perish

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
The righteous man	צַ֭דִּיק	ṣad·dîq	Adjective - masculine singular	H6662 just, righteous
is delivered	נֶחֱלָ֑ץ	ne·ḥĕ·lāṣ	Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H2502 draw off or out, withdraw
from trouble	מִצָּרָ֣ה	miṣ·ṣā·rāh	Preposition-m; Noun - feminine singular	H6869 id.
in his place	תַּחְתָּֽיו׃	taḥ·tāw	Preposition; third person masculine singular	H8478 the under part
the wicked man	רָשָׁ֣ע	rā·šā‘	Adjective - masculine singular	H7563 wicked, criminal
goes in	וַיָּבֹ֖א	way·yā·ḇō	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H935 come in, come, go in, go