Proverbs 14:12 Go deeper

There is a way which seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death. (KJV)

Hebrew words tap a word

יֵ֤שׁyeshthere

Lemma: יֵשׁ (yesh) · Strong's: H3426

Parsing: Adjective · Numerical · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (HAcbsa)

Meaning: there

Used 138 times. Also: Genesis 18:24, Genesis 23:8, Genesis 24:23, Genesis 24:42, Genesis 24:49, Genesis 28:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3426; TAHOT Proverbs 14:12 word 1

דֶּ֣רֶךְDe.rekh[is] a way

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

Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (HNcbsa)

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 14:12 word 2

יָ֭שָׁרYa.shorright

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

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

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 14:12 word 3

לִפְנֵי\־lif.nei-<to> before

Lemma: פָּנֶה (pa.neh) · Strong's: H6440L

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)

Meaning: face of

Used 96 times. Also: Genesis 16:8, Genesis 24:12, Genesis 27:20, Genesis 30:33, Genesis 31:2, Genesis 31:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6440L; TAHOT Proverbs 14:12 word 4

אִ֑ישׁ'Isha person

Lemma: אִישׁ (ish) · Strong's: H0376G

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

Meaning: man

Used 1047 times. Also: Genesis 2:23, Genesis 2:24, Genesis 4:1, Genesis 4:23, Genesis 6:9, Genesis 7:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0376G; TAHOT Proverbs 14:12 word 5

וְ֝אַחֲרִיתָ֗הּve.'a.cha.ri.Tahand end its

Lemma: אַחֲרִית (a.cha.rit) · Strong's: H0319

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

Meaning: end

Used 61 times. Also: Genesis 49:1, Numbers 23:10, Numbers 24:14, Numbers 24:20, Deuteronomy 4:30, Deuteronomy 8:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0319; TAHOT Proverbs 14:12 word 6

דַּרְכֵי\־dar.khei-[is the] ways of

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

Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Plural · Construct (HNcbpc)

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 14:12 word 7

מָֽוֶת\׃Ma.vetdeath

Lemma: מָ֫וֶת (ma.vet) · Strong's: H4194

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

Meaning: death

Used 155 times. Also: Genesis 21:16, Genesis 25:11, Genesis 26:18, Genesis 27:2, Genesis 27:7, Genesis 27:10 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4194; TAHOT Proverbs 14:12 word 8

How the BSB renders it

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

There is	→	יֵשׁ H3426 there
a way	→	דֶּ֫רֶךְ H1870G way: conduct
that seems right	→	יָשָׁר H3477G upright
to	→	פָּנֶה H6440L face of
a man	→	אִישׁ H0376G man
but its end	→	אַחֲרִית H0319 end
is the way	→	דֶּ֫רֶךְ H1870G way: conduct
of death	→	מָ֫וֶת H4194 death

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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