Proverbs 16:29 Go deeper
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A violent man enticeth his neighbour, and leadeth him into the way that is not good. (KJV)
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אִ֣ישׁ'isha person of
Lemma: אִישׁ (ish) · Strong's: H0376G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
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 16:29 word 1
חָ֭מָסCha.mosviolence
Lemma: חָמָס (cha.mas) · Strong's: H2555
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: violence
Used 60 times. Also: Genesis 6:11, Genesis 6:13, Genesis 16:5, Genesis 49:5, Exodus 23:1, Deuteronomy 19:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2555; TAHOT Proverbs 16:29 word 2
יְפַתֶּ֣הye.fa.Tehhe deceives
Lemma: פָּתָה (pa.tah) · Strong's: H6601B
Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVpi3ms)
Meaning: to entice
Used 25 times. Also: Exodus 22:16, Deuteronomy 11:16, Judges 14:15, Judges 16:5, 2 Samuel 3:25, 1 Kings 22:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6601B; TAHOT Proverbs 16:29 word 3
רֵעֵ֑הוּre.'E.huneighbor 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 16:29 word 4
וְ֝הוֹלִיכ֗וֹve.ho.li.Khoand he leads him
Lemma: הָלַךְ (ha.lakh) · Strong's: H1980J
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVhq3ms)
Meaning: to go: take
Used 37 times. Also: Exodus 2:9, Numbers 16:46, Deuteronomy 8:2, Deuteronomy 8:15, Deuteronomy 28:36, Deuteronomy 29:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1980J; TAHOT Proverbs 16:29 word 5
בְּדֶ֣רֶךְbe.De.rekhin 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 16:29 word 6
לֹא\־lo'-not
Lemma: לֹא (lo) · Strong's: H3808
Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)
Meaning: not
Used 5165 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:18, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3808; TAHOT Proverbs 16:29 word 7
טֽוֹב\׃Tovgood
Lemma: טוֹב (tov) · Strong's: H2896A
Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HAamsa)
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 16:29 word 8
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| A violent | → | חָמָס H2555 violence |
| man | → | אִישׁ H0376G man |
| entices | → | פָּתָה H6601B to entice |
| his neighbor | → | רֵעַ H7453 neighbor |
| and leads him | → | הָלַךְ H1980J to go: take |
| down a path | → | דֶּ֫רֶךְ H1870G way: conduct |
| [that is] not | → | לֹא H3808 not |
| good | → | טוֹב H2896A pleasant |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
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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