Proverbs

Proverbs 14:21–22

²¹He who despises his neighbor sins,

but blessed is he who shows kindness to the poor.

²²Do not those who contrive evil go astray?

But those who plan goodness find^b loving devotion and faithfulness.

Footnotes

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
He who despises	בָּז־	bāz-	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H936 despise
his neighbor	לְרֵעֵ֥הוּ	lə·rê·‘ê·hū	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H7453 shouting, roar
sins	חוֹטֵ֑א	ḥō·w·ṭê	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H2398 miss
but blessed is	אַשְׁרָֽיו׃	’aš·rāw	Interjection; third person masculine singular	H835 happiness, blessedness
he who shows kindness	וּמְחוֹנֵ֖ן	ū·mə·ḥō·w·nên	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular	H2603 shew favour, be gracious
to the poor	עֲנָיִים	ʿă·nå̄·yīm	Adjective - masculine plural	H6041 poor, afflicted, humble, meek

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Do not	הֲ‍ֽלוֹא־	hălō·w-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
those who contrive	חֹ֣רְשֵׁי	ḥō·rə·šê	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct	H2790 cut in, engrave, plough, devise
evil	רָ֑ע	rā‘	Adjective - masculine singular	H7451 bad, evil
go astray	יִ֭תְעוּ	yiṯ·‘ū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H8582 err
But those who plan	חֹ֣רְשֵׁי	ḥō·rə·šê	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct	H2790 cut in, engrave, plough, devise
goodness	טֽוֹב׃	ṭō·wḇ	Noun - masculine singular	H2896 pleasant, agreeable, good
loving devotion	וְחֶ֥סֶד	wə·ḥe·seḏ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H2617 goodness, kindness
and faithfulness	וֶ֝אֱמֶ֗ת	we·’ĕ·meṯ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular	H571 firmness, faithfulness, truth

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Proverbs 14:21 Proverbs 28:27 · Proverbs 19:17 · Proverbs 11:12 · Proverbs 17:5 · 1 John 3:17–22 · Proverbs 18:3 · Proverbs 14:31 · Psalm 112:5 · Daniel 4:27 · Acts 20:35 · Job 31:13–15 · James 2:5–6

Proverbs 14:22 Proverbs 12:2 · Matthew 5:7 · Psalm 25:10 · John 1:17

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.