Proverbs
Proverbs 11:6
6The righteousness of the upright delivers them,
but the faithless are trapped by their own desires.
Word by word
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| 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 |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Ecclesiastes 10:8 · Proverbs 5:22 · 1 Kings 2:44 · 1 Samuel 12:3–4 · Psalm 7:15–16 · 1 Kings 2:32–33
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.