Proverbs

Proverbs 21:29

29A wicked man hardens his face,c

but the upright man makes his way sure.

Footnotes

  • c 21:29 Or puts up a bold front

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Word by word

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EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
A wickedרָשָׁ֣עrā·šā‘Adjective - masculine singularH7563 wicked, criminal
manאִ֣ישׁ’îšNoun - masculine singularH376 man
hardensהֵעֵ֬זhê·‘êzVerb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singularH5810 be strong
his faceבְּפָנָ֑יוbə·p̄ā·nāwPreposition-b; Noun - common plural construct; third person masculine singularH6440 face, before
but the uprightוְ֝יָשָׁ֗רwə·yā·šārConjunctive waw; Adjective - masculine singularH3477 straight, right
makesיָכִיןyå̄·ḵīnVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularH3559 be firm
his wayדְּרָכָיו׃də·rå̄·ḵå̄wNoun - common singular construct; third person masculine singularH1870 way, road, distance, journey, manner

Cross-references

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

Haggai 1:7 · 1 Thessalonians 3:11 · Proverbs 11:5 · Jeremiah 8:12 · Psalm 119:5 · Ezekiel 18:28 · Jeremiah 5:3 · Proverbs 28:14 · Haggai 2:18–19 · Jeremiah 44:16–17 · Proverbs 29:1 · Psalm 119:59

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.