Proverbs
Proverbs 12:2–3
2The good man obtains favor from the LORD,
but the LORD condemns a man who devises evil.
3A man cannot be established through wickedness,
but the righteous cannot be uprooted.
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.
Proverbs 12:2
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The good | ט֗וֹב | ṭō·wḇ | Adjective - masculine singular | H2896 pleasant, agreeable, good |
| obtains | יָפִ֣יק | yā·p̄îq | Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H6329 bring out, furnish, promote |
| favor | רָ֭צוֹן | rā·ṣō·wn | Noun - masculine singular | H7522 goodwill, favour, acceptance, will |
| from the LORD | מֵיְהוָ֑ה | Yah·weh | Preposition-m; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| but | יַרְשִֽׁיעַ׃ | yar·šî·a‘ | Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H7561 be wicked, act wickedly |
| a man | וְאִ֖ישׁ | wə·’îš | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct | H376 man |
| who devises evil | מְזִמּ֣וֹת | mə·zim·mō·wṯ | Noun - feminine plural | H4209 purpose, discretion, device |
Proverbs 12:3
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A man | אָדָ֣ם | ’ā·ḏām | Noun - masculine singular | H120 man, mankind |
| cannot | לֹא־ | lō- | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| be established | יִכּ֣וֹן | yik·kō·wn | Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H3559 be firm |
| through wickedness | בְּרֶ֑שַׁע | bə·re·ša‘ | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular | H7562 wickedness |
| but the righteous | צַ֝דִּיקִ֗ים | ṣad·dî·qîm | Adjective - masculine plural | H6662 just, righteous |
| cannot | בַּל־ | bal- | Adverb | H1077 not |
| be uprooted | יִמּֽוֹט׃ | yim·mō·wṭ | Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H4131 totter, shake, slip |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Proverbs 12:2 Proverbs 8:35 · Acts 11:24 · Psalm 112:5 · Romans 5:7 · Proverbs 1:31 · Isaiah 32:5–7 · Psalm 9:15 · Ecclesiastes 8:8 · Proverbs 6:18
Proverbs 12:3 Proverbs 10:25 · Ephesians 3:17 · Colossians 2:7 · Proverbs 12:12 · Psalm 125:1–2 · Job 27:16–18 · Job 5:3–5 · Psalm 15:5
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.