Proverbs 11:6 Go deeper

The righteousness of the upright shall deliver them: but transgressors shall be taken in their own naughtiness. (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 11:6 word 1

יְ֭שָׁרִיםYe.sha.rimupright [people]

Lemma: יָשָׁר (ya.shar) · Strong's: H3477G

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

Meaning: upright

Used 113 times. Also: Exodus 15:26, Numbers 23:10, Deuteronomy 6:18, Deuteronomy 12:8, Deuteronomy 12:25, Deuteronomy 12:28 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3477G; TAHOT Proverbs 11:6 word 2

תַּצִּילֵ֑םta.tzi.Lemit delivers them

Lemma: נָצַל (na.tsal) · Strong's: H5337

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVhi3fs)

Meaning: to rescue

Used 213 times. Also: Genesis 31:9, Genesis 31:16, Genesis 32:11, Genesis 32:30, Genesis 37:21, Genesis 37:22 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5337; TAHOT Proverbs 11:6 word 3

וּ֝בְהַוַּ֗תu.ve.ha.Vatand by [the] craving of

Lemma: הַוָּה (hav.vah) · Strong's: H1942

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

Meaning: desire

Used 15 times. Also: Job 6:30, Job 30:13, Psalms 5:9, Psalms 38:12, Psalms 52:2, Psalms 52:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1942; TAHOT Proverbs 11:6 word 4

בֹּגְדִ֥יםbo.ge.Dimtreacherous [people]

Lemma: בָּגַד (ba.gad) · Strong's: H0898

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HVqrmpa)

Meaning: to act treacherously

Used 49 times. Also: Exodus 21:8, Judges 9:23, 1 Samuel 14:33, Job 6:15, Psalms 25:3, Psalms 59:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0898; TAHOT Proverbs 11:6 word 5

יִלָּכֵֽדוּ\׃yi.la.Khe.duthey are caught

Lemma: לָכַד (la.khad) · Strong's: H3920

Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVNi3mp)

Meaning: to capture

Used 121 times. Also: Numbers 21:32, Numbers 32:39, Numbers 32:41, Numbers 32:42, Deuteronomy 2:34, Deuteronomy 2:35 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3920; TAHOT Proverbs 11:6 word 6

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 upright	→	יָשָׁר H3477G upright
delivers them	→	נָצַל H5337 to rescue
but the faithless	→	בָּגַד H0898 to act treacherously
are trapped	→	לָכַד H3920 to capture
by their own desires	→	הַוָּה H1942 desire

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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