Proverbs 14:19 Go deeper

The evil bow before the good; and the wicked at the gates of the righteous. (KJV)

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שַׁח֣וּsha.Chuthey bow

Lemma: שָׁחַח (sha.chach) · Strong's: H7817

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVqp3cp)

Meaning: to bow

Used 21 times. Also: Job 9:13, Job 38:40, Psalms 10:10, Psalms 35:14, Psalms 38:6, Psalms 42:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7817; TAHOT Proverbs 14:19 word 1

רָ֭עִיםRa.'imevil [people]

Lemma: רַע (ra) · Strong's: H7451H

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

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 14:19 word 2

לִפְנֵ֣יlif.Nei<to> before

Lemma: פָּנֶה (pa.neh) · Strong's: H6440G

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

Meaning: face: before

Used 1388 times. Also: Genesis 6:11, Genesis 6:13, Genesis 7:1, Genesis 7:7, Genesis 10:9, Genesis 13:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6440G; TAHOT Proverbs 14:19 word 3

טוֹבִ֑יםto.Vimgood [people]

Lemma: טוֹב (tov) · Strong's: H2896A

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

Meaning: pleasant

Used 384 times. Also: Genesis 1:31, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:12, Genesis 2:18, Genesis 3:5, Genesis 6:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2896A; TAHOT Proverbs 14:19 word 4

וּ֝רְשָׁעִ֗יםu.re.sha.'Imand wicked [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 14:19 word 5

עַֽל\־'al-at

Lemma: עַל (al) · Strong's: H5921A

Parsing: Preposition (HR)

Meaning: upon

Used 5756 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5921A; TAHOT Proverbs 14:19 word 6

שַׁעֲרֵ֥יsha.'a.Rei[the] gates of

Lemma: שַׁ֫עַר (sha.ar) · Strong's: H8179G

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

Meaning: gate

Used 347 times. Also: Genesis 19:1, Genesis 22:17, Genesis 23:10, Genesis 23:18, Genesis 24:60, Genesis 28:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8179G; TAHOT Proverbs 14:19 word 7

צַדִּֽיק\׃tza.Dik[the] righteous

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 14:19 word 8

How the BSB renders it

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

The evil	→	רַע H7451H bad: evil
bow	→	שָׁחַח H7817 to bow
before	→	פָּנֶה H6440G face: before
the good	→	טוֹב H2896A pleasant
and the wicked	→	רָשָׁע H7563 wicked
at	→	עַל H5921A upon
the gates	→	שַׁ֫עַר H8179G gate
of the righteous	→	צַדִּיק H6662 righteous

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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