Proverbs 12:26 Go deeper

The righteous is more excellent than his neighbour: but the way of the wicked seduceth them. (KJV)

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יָתֵ֣רya.Terhe makes a search

Lemma: תּוּר (tur) · Strong's: H8446

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVhj3ms)

Meaning: to spy

Used 24 times. Also: Numbers 10:33, Numbers 13:2, Numbers 13:16, Numbers 13:17, Numbers 13:21, Numbers 13:25 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8446; TAHOT Proverbs 12:26 word 1

מֵרֵעֵ֣הוּme.re.'E.hufrom friend his

Lemma: רֵעַ (re.a) · Strong's: H7453

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: neighbor

Used 186 times. Also: Genesis 11:3, Genesis 11:7, Genesis 15:10, Genesis 31:49, Genesis 38:12, Genesis 38:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7453; TAHOT Proverbs 12:26 word 2

צַדִּ֑יקtza.Dika righteous [person]

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

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

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 12:26 word 3

וְדֶ֖רֶךְve.De.rekhand [the] way of

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 12:26 word 4

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 12:26 word 5

תַּתְעֵֽם\׃tat.'Emit misleads them

Lemma: תָּעָה (ta.ah) · Strong's: H8582

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

Meaning: to go astray

Used 49 times. Also: Genesis 20:13, Genesis 21:14, Genesis 37:15, Exodus 23:4, 2 Kings 21:9, 2 Chronicles 33:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8582; TAHOT Proverbs 12:26 word 6

How the BSB renders it

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

A righteous man	→	צַדִּיק H6662 righteous
is cautious	→	תּוּר H8446 to spy
in friendship	→	רֵעַ H7453 neighbor
but the ways	→	דֶּ֫רֶךְ H1870G way: conduct
of the wicked	→	רָשָׁע H7563 wicked
lead them astray	→	תָּעָה H8582 to go astray

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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