Proverbs 10:9 Go deeper

He that walketh uprightly walketh surely: but he that perverteth his ways shall be known. (KJV)

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הוֹלֵ֣ךְho.Lekh[one who] walks

Lemma: הָלַךְ (ha.lakh) · Strong's: H1980I

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVqrmsa)

Meaning: to go: walk

Used 327 times. Also: Genesis 2:14, Genesis 3:8, Genesis 5:22, Genesis 5:24, Genesis 6:9, Genesis 7:18 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1980I; TAHOT Proverbs 10:9 word 1

בַּ֭תֹּםBa.tomin <the> integrity

Lemma: תֹּם (tom) · Strong's: H8537

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: integrity

Used 23 times. Also: Genesis 20:5, Genesis 20:6, 2 Samuel 15:11, 1 Kings 9:4, 1 Kings 22:34, 2 Chronicles 18:33 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8537; TAHOT Proverbs 10:9 word 2

יֵ֣לֶךְYe.lekhhe walks

Lemma: הָלַךְ (ha.lakh) · Strong's: H1980I

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqi3ms)

Meaning: to go: walk

Used 327 times. Also: Genesis 2:14, Genesis 3:8, Genesis 5:22, Genesis 5:24, Genesis 6:9, Genesis 7:18 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1980I; TAHOT Proverbs 10:9 word 3

בֶּ֑טַחBe.tachsecurity

Lemma: בֶּ֫טַח (be.tach) · Strong's: H0983

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: security

Used 42 times. Also: Genesis 34:25, Leviticus 25:18, Leviticus 25:19, Leviticus 26:5, Deuteronomy 12:10, Deuteronomy 33:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0983; TAHOT Proverbs 10:9 word 4

וּמְעַקֵּ֥שׁu.me.'a.Keshand [one who] perverts

Lemma: עָקַשׁ (a.qash) · Strong's: H6140

Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVprmsa)

Meaning: to twist

Used 5 times. Also: Job 9:20, Proverbs 28:18, Isaiah 59:8, Micah 3:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6140; TAHOT Proverbs 10:9 word 5

דְּ֝רָכָ֗יוde.ra.Khavways his

Lemma: דֶּ֫רֶךְ (de.rekh) · Strong's: H1870G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)

Meaning: way: conduct

Used 321 times. Also: Genesis 6:12, Genesis 18:19, Genesis 19:31, Genesis 31:35, Exodus 18:20, Exodus 32:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1870G; TAHOT Proverbs 10:9 word 6

יִוָּדֵֽעַ\׃yi.va.De.a'he will become known

Lemma: יָדַע (ya.da) · Strong's: H3045

Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVNi3ms)

Meaning: to know

Used 937 times. Also: Genesis 3:5, Genesis 3:7, Genesis 3:22, Genesis 4:1, Genesis 4:9, Genesis 4:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3045; TAHOT Proverbs 10:9 word 7

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

He who walks	→	הָלַךְ H1980I to go: walk
in integrity	→	תֹּם H8537 integrity
walks	→	הָלַךְ H1980I to go: walk
securely	→	בֶּ֫טַח H0983 security
but he who perverts	→	עָקַשׁ H6140 to twist
his ways	→	דֶּ֫רֶךְ H1870G way: conduct
will be found out	→	יָדַע H3045 to know

King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source

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Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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