Proverbs

Proverbs 15:19

¹⁹The way of the slacker is like a hedge of thorns,

but the path of the upright is a highway.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
The way	דֶּ֣רֶךְ	de·reḵ	Noun - common singular	H1870 way, road, distance, journey, manner
of the slacker	עָ֭צֵל	‘ā·ṣêl	Adjective - masculine singular	H6102 sluggish, lazy
is like a hedge	כִּמְשֻׂ֣כַת	kim·śu·ḵaṯ	Preposition-k; Noun - feminine singular construct	H4881 hedge
of thorns	חָ֑דֶק	ḥā·ḏeq	Noun - masculine singular	H2312 brier
but the path	וְאֹ֖רַח	wə·’ō·raḥ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - common singular construct	H734 way, path
of the upright	יְשָׁרִ֣ים	yə·šā·rîm	Adjective - masculine plural	H3477 straight, right
is a highway	סְלֻלָֽה׃	sə·lu·lāh	Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - feminine singular	H5549 lift up, cast up

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.