Proverbs
Proverbs 21:8
8The way of a guilty man is crooked,
but the conduct of the innocent is upright.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The way | דֶּ֣רֶךְ | de·reḵ | Noun - common singular construct | H1870 way, road, distance, journey, manner |
| of a guilty | וָזָ֑ר | wā·zār | Adjective - masculine singular | H2054 criminal, guilty |
| man | אִ֣ישׁ | ’îš | Noun - masculine singular | H376 man |
| is crooked | הֲפַכְפַּ֬ךְ | hă·p̄aḵ·paḵ | Adjective - masculine singular | H2019 crooked |
| but the conduct | פָּעֳלֽוֹ׃ | pā·‘o·lōw | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H6467 doing, deed, work |
| of the innocent | וְ֝זַ֗ךְ | wə·zaḵ | Conjunctive waw; Adjective - masculine singular | H2134 pure, clean |
| is upright | יָשָׁ֥ר | yā·šār | Adjective - masculine singular | H3477 straight, right |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
1 John 3:3 · Psalm 14:2–3 · Daniel 12:10 · Proverbs 2:15 · 1 John 2:29 · 1 Peter 1:22–23 · 1 Corinthians 3:3
Cross-references from OpenBible.info, used under CC BY 4.0. The best-supported references for each verse are shown.
Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.