Proverbs

Proverbs 2:12–15

12to deliver you from the way of evil,

from the man who speaks perversity,

13from those who leave the straight paths

to walk in the ways of darkness,

14from those who enjoy doing evil

and rejoice in the twistedness of evil,

15whose paths are crooked

and whose ways are devious.

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Proverbs 2:12

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
to deliver youלְ֭הַצִּ֣ילְךָlə·haṣ·ṣî·lə·ḵāPreposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct; second person masculine singularH5337 strip, plunder
from the wayמִדֶּ֣רֶךְmid·de·reḵPreposition-m; Noun - common singularH1870 way, road, distance, journey, manner
of evilרָ֑עrā‘Adjective - masculine singularH7451 bad, evil
from the manמֵ֝אִ֗ישׁmê·’îšPreposition-m; Noun - masculine singularH376 man
who speaksמְדַבֵּ֥רmə·ḏab·bêrVerb - Piel - Participle - masculine singularH1696 speak
perversityתַּהְפֻּכֽוֹת׃tah·pu·ḵō·wṯNoun - feminine pluralH8419 perversity, fraud

Proverbs 2:13

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
from those who leaveהַ֭עֹ֣זְבִיםha·‘ō·zə·ḇîmArticle; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine pluralH5800 leave, forsake, loose
the straightיֹ֑שֶׁרyō·šerNoun - masculine singularH3476 straightness, uprightness
pathsאָרְח֣וֹת’ā·rə·ḥō·wṯNoun - common plural constructH734 way, path
to walkלָ֝לֶ֗כֶתlā·le·ḵeṯPreposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructH1980 go, come, walk
in the waysבְּדַרְכֵי־bə·ḏar·ḵê-Preposition-b; Noun - common plural constructH1870 way, road, distance, journey, manner
of darknessחֹֽשֶׁךְ׃ḥō·šeḵNoun - masculine singularH2822 darkness, obscurity

Proverbs 2:14

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
from those who enjoyהַ֭שְּׂמֵחִיםhaś·śə·mê·ḥîmArticle; Adjective - masculine pluralH8056 glad, joyful, merry
doingלַעֲשׂ֥וֹתla·‘ă·śō·wṯPreposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructH6213 do, make
evilרָ֑עrā‘Adjective - masculine singularH7451 bad, evil
and rejoiceיָ֝גִ֗ילוּyā·ḡî·lūVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine pluralH1523 rejoice
in the twistednessבְּֽתַהְפֻּכ֥וֹתbə·ṯah·pu·ḵō·wṯPreposition-b; Noun - feminine plural constructH8419 perversity, fraud
of evilרָֽע׃rā‘Adjective - masculine singularH7451 bad, evil

Proverbs 2:15

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
whoseאֲשֶׁ֣ר’ă·šerPronoun - relativeH834 particle of relation
pathsאָרְחֹתֵיהֶ֣ם’ā·rə·ḥō·ṯê·hemNoun - common plural construct; third person masculine pluralH734 way, path
are crookedעִקְּשִׁ֑ים‘iq·qə·šîmAdjective - masculine pluralH6141 twisted, perverted
and whose waysבְּמַעְגְּלוֹתָֽם׃bə·ma‘·gə·lō·w·ṯāmPreposition-b; Noun - feminine plural construct; third person masculine pluralH4570 entrenchment
are deviousוּ֝נְלוֹזִ֗יםū·nə·lō·w·zîmConjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine pluralH3868 turn aside, depart

Cross-references

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Proverbs 2:12 1 Corinthians 15:33 · Proverbs 13:20 · Proverbs 8:13 · 2 Corinthians 6:17 · Isaiah 59:3–5

Proverbs 2:13 John 3:19–20 · Proverbs 4:19 · 2 Peter 2:20–22 · Proverbs 21:16 · 1 John 2:19

Proverbs 2:14 Proverbs 10:23 · Romans 1:32 · Jeremiah 11:15 · Luke 22:4–5 · 1 Corinthians 13:6

Proverbs 2:15 Psalm 125:5 · Proverbs 21:8 · Philippians 2:15 · Deuteronomy 32:5 · Isaiah 59:8

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.