Proverbs 15:19 Go deeper

The way of the slothful man is as an hedge of thorns: but the way of the righteous is made plain. (KJV)

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דֶּ֣רֶךְDe.rekh[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 15:19 word 1

עָ֭צֵל'A.tzela sluggard

Lemma: עָצֵל (a.tsel) · Strong's: H6102

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

Meaning: sluggish

Used 14 times. Also: Proverbs 6:6, Proverbs 6:9, Proverbs 10:26, Proverbs 13:4, Proverbs 19:24, Proverbs 20:4 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6102; TAHOT Proverbs 15:19 word 2

כִּמְשֻׂ֣כַתkim.Su.khat[is] like a hedge of

Lemma: מְשֻכָֿה (me.su.khah) · Strong's: H4881A

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

Meaning: hedge

Used 1 time. All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4881A; TAHOT Proverbs 15:19 word 3

חָ֑דֶקCha.dekthorn[s]

Lemma: חֵ֫דֶק (che.deq) · Strong's: H2312

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

Meaning: briar

Used 2 times. Also: Micah 7:4 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2312; TAHOT Proverbs 15:19 word 4

וְאֹ֖רַחve.'O.rachand [the] path of

Lemma: אֹ֫רַח (o.rach) · Strong's: H0734

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

Meaning: way

Used 57 times. Also: Genesis 18:11, Genesis 49:17, Judges 5:6, Job 6:18, Job 6:19, Job 8:13 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0734; TAHOT Proverbs 15:19 word 5

יְשָׁרִ֣יםye.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 15:19 word 6

סְלֻלָֽה\׃se.lu.Lah[is] cast up

Lemma: סָלַל (sa.lal) · Strong's: H5549

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Passive) · Participle passive · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HVqsfsa)

Meaning: to build

Used 12 times. Also: Exodus 9:17, Job 19:12, Job 30:12, Psalms 68:4, Proverbs 4:8, Isaiah 57:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5549; TAHOT Proverbs 15:19 word 7

How the BSB renders it

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

The way	→	דֶּ֫רֶךְ H1870G way: conduct
of the slacker	→	עָצֵל H6102 sluggish
is like a hedge	→	מְשֻכָֿה H4881A hedge
of thorns	→	חֵ֫דֶק H2312 briar
but the path	→	אֹ֫רַח H0734 way
of the upright	→	יָשָׁר H3477G upright
is a highway	→	סָלַל H5549 to build

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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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