Proverbs 11:23 Go deeper

The desire of the righteous is only good: but the expectation of the wicked is wrath. (KJV)

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תַּאֲוַ֣תta.'a.Vat[the] desire of

Lemma: תַּאֲוָה (ta.a.vah) · Strong's: H8378

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)

Meaning: desire

Used 20 times. Also: Genesis 3:6, Numbers 11:4, Job 33:20, Psalms 10:3, Psalms 10:17, Psalms 21:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8378; TAHOT Proverbs 11:23 word 1

צַדִּיקִ֣יםtza.di.Kimrighteous [people]

Lemma: צַדִּיק (tsad.diq) · Strong's: H6662

Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HAampa)

Meaning: righteous

Used 206 times. Also: Genesis 6:9, Genesis 7:1, Genesis 18:23, Genesis 18:24, Genesis 18:25, Genesis 18:26 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6662; TAHOT Proverbs 11:23 word 2

אַךְ\־'akh-only

Lemma: אַךְ (akh) · Strong's: H0389

Parsing: Adverb (HD)

Meaning: surely

Used 161 times. Also: Genesis 7:23, Genesis 9:4, Genesis 9:5, Genesis 18:32, Genesis 20:12, Genesis 23:13 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0389; TAHOT Proverbs 11:23 word 3

ט֑וֹבTov[is] good

Lemma: טוֹב (tov) · Strong's: H2896B

Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HAamsa)

Meaning: good

Used 90 times. Also: Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 3:6, Genesis 3:22, Genesis 26:29, Numbers 10:32 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2896B; TAHOT Proverbs 11:23 word 4

תִּקְוַ֖תtik.Vat[the] hope of

Lemma: תִּקְוָה (tiq.vah) · Strong's: H8615B

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)

Meaning: hope

Used 32 times. Also: Ruth 1:12, Job 4:6, Job 5:16, Job 6:8, Job 7:6, Job 8:13 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8615B; TAHOT Proverbs 11:23 word 5

רְשָׁעִ֣יםre.sha.'Imwicked [people]

Lemma: רָשָׁע (ra.sah) · Strong's: H7563

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)

Meaning: wicked

Used 262 times. Also: Genesis 18:23, Genesis 18:25, Exodus 2:13, Exodus 9:27, Exodus 23:1, Exodus 23:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7563; TAHOT Proverbs 11:23 word 6

עֶבְרָֽה\׃'ev.Rah[is] fury

Lemma: עֶבְרָה (ev.rah) · Strong's: H5678

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: fury

Used 34 times. Also: Genesis 49:7, Job 21:30, Job 40:11, Psalms 7:6, Psalms 78:49, Psalms 85:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5678; TAHOT Proverbs 11:23 word 7

How the BSB renders it

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

The desire	→	תַּאֲוָה H8378 desire
of the righteous	→	צַדִּיק H6662 righteous
leads only	→	אַךְ H0389 surely
to good	→	טוֹב H2896B good
but the hope	→	תִּקְוָה H8615B hope
of the wicked	→	רָשָׁע H7563 wicked
[brings] wrath	→	עֶבְרָה H5678 fury

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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