Proverbs 11:5 Go deeper

The righteousness of the perfect shall direct his way: but the wicked shall fall by his own wickedness. (KJV)

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צִדְקַ֣תtzid.Kat[the] righteousness of

Lemma: צְדָקָה (tse.da.qah) · Strong's: H6666

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

Meaning: righteousness

Used 154 times. Also: Genesis 15:6, Genesis 18:19, Genesis 30:33, Deuteronomy 6:25, Deuteronomy 9:4, Deuteronomy 9:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6666; TAHOT Proverbs 11:5 word 1

תָּ֭מִיםTa.mima blameless [person]

Lemma: תָּמִים (ta.mim) · Strong's: H8549H

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

Meaning: unblemished: blameless

Used 27 times. Also: Genesis 6:9, Genesis 17:1, Deuteronomy 18:13, Joshua 24:14, Judges 9:16, Judges 9:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8549H; TAHOT Proverbs 11:5 word 2

תְּיַשֵּׁ֣רte.ya.Sherit makes straight

Lemma: יָשַׁר (ya.shar) · Strong's: H3474

Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVpi3fs)

Meaning: to smooth

Used 23 times. Also: Numbers 23:27, Judges 14:3, Judges 14:7, 1 Samuel 6:12, 1 Samuel 18:20, 1 Samuel 18:26 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3474; TAHOT Proverbs 11:5 word 3

דַּרְכּ֑וֹdar.Koway his

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

Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Construct (HNcbsc)

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 11:5 word 4

וּ֝בְרִשְׁעָת֗וֹu.ve.rish.'a.Toand by wickedness his

Lemma: רִשְׁעָה (rish.ah) · Strong's: H7564

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

Meaning: wickedness

Used 15 times. Also: Deuteronomy 9:4, Deuteronomy 9:5, Deuteronomy 25:2, Proverbs 13:6, Isaiah 9:18, Ezekiel 5:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7564; TAHOT Proverbs 11:5 word 5

יִפֹּ֥לyi.Polhe falls

Lemma: נָפַל (na.phal) · Strong's: H5307G

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

Meaning: to fall: fall

Used 275 times. Also: Genesis 2:21, Genesis 4:6, Genesis 14:10, Genesis 15:12, Genesis 17:3, Genesis 17:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5307G; TAHOT Proverbs 11:5 word 6

רָשָֽׁע\׃ra.Sha'a wicked [person]

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

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

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 11:5 word 7

How the BSB renders it

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

The righteousness	→	צְדָקָה H6666 righteousness
of the blameless	→	תָּמִים H8549H unblemished: blameless
directs	→	יָשַׁר H3474 to smooth
their path	→	דֶּ֫רֶךְ H1870G way: conduct
but the wicked	→	רָשָׁע H7563 wicked
fall	→	נָפַל H5307G to fall: fall
by their own wickedness	→	רִשְׁעָה H7564 wickedness

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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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