Proverbs 13:19 Go deeper

The desire accomplished is sweet to the soul: but it is abomination to fools to depart from evil. (KJV)

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תַּאֲוָ֣הta.'a.Vaha desire

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

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

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 13:19 word 1

נִ֭הְיָהNih.yahdone

Lemma: הָיָה (ha.yah) · Strong's: H1961

Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Participle · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HVNrfsa)

Meaning: to be

Used 3545 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1961; TAHOT Proverbs 13:19 word 2

תֶּעֱרַ֣בte.'e.Rav<it> is pleasing

Lemma: עָרַב (a.rev) · Strong's: H6149

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVqi3fs)

Meaning: to please

Used 8 times. Also: Psalms 104:34, Proverbs 3:24, Jeremiah 6:20, Jeremiah 31:26, Ezekiel 16:37, Hosea 9:4 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6149; TAHOT Proverbs 13:19 word 3

לְנָ֑פֶשׁle.Na.feshto a person

Lemma: נֶ֫פֶשׁ (ne.phesh) · Strong's: H5315G

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

Meaning: soul

Used 245 times. Also: Genesis 34:3, Genesis 34:8, Genesis 35:18, Genesis 42:21, Genesis 49:6, Exodus 23:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5315G; TAHOT Proverbs 13:19 word 4

וְתוֹעֲבַ֥תve.to.'a.Vatand [is] an abomination of

Lemma: תּוֹעֵבַה (to.e.vah) · Strong's: H8441

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

Meaning: abomination

Used 116 times. Also: Genesis 43:32, Genesis 46:34, Exodus 8:26, Leviticus 18:22, Leviticus 18:26, Leviticus 18:27 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8441; TAHOT Proverbs 13:19 word 5

כְּ֝סִילִ֗יםke.si.Limfools

Lemma: כְּסִיל (ke.sil) · Strong's: H3684

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

Meaning: fool

Used 70 times. Also: Psalms 49:10, Psalms 92:6, Psalms 94:8, Proverbs 1:22, Proverbs 1:32, Proverbs 3:35 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3684; TAHOT Proverbs 13:19 word 6

ס֣וּרsurto turn aside

Lemma: סוּר (sur) · Strong's: H5493H

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)

Meaning: to turn aside: depart

Used 69 times. Also: Genesis 49:10, Exodus 8:11, Exodus 8:29, Leviticus 13:58, Numbers 16:26, Deuteronomy 4:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5493H; TAHOT Proverbs 13:19 word 7

מֵרָֽע\׃me.Ra'from evil

Lemma: רַע (ra) · Strong's: H7451H

Parsing: Aamsa (Aamsa)

Meaning: bad: evil

Used 178 times. Also: Genesis 6:5, Genesis 8:21, Genesis 13:13, Genesis 28:8, Genesis 38:7, Genesis 41:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7451H; TAHOT Proverbs 13:19 word 8

How the BSB renders it

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

Desire	→	תַּאֲוָה H8378 desire
fulfilled	→	הָיָה H1961 to be
is sweet	→	עָרַב H6149 to please
to the soul	→	נֶ֫פֶשׁ H5315G soul
but turning	→	סוּר H5493H to turn aside: depart
from evil	→	רַע H7451H bad: evil
is detestable	→	תּוֹעֵבַה H8441 abomination
to fools	→	כְּסִיל H3684 fool

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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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