Proverbs 17:15 Go deeper

He that justifieth the wicked, and he that condemneth the just, even they both are abomination to the LORD . (KJV)

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מַצְדִּ֣יקmatz.Dik[one who] justifies

Lemma: צָדֵק (tsa.daq) · Strong's: H6663

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVhrmsa)

Meaning: to justify

Used 41 times. Also: Genesis 38:26, Genesis 44:16, Exodus 23:7, Deuteronomy 25:1, 2 Samuel 15:4, 1 Kings 8:32 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6663; TAHOT Proverbs 17:15 word 1

רָ֭שָׁעRa.sho'[the] wicked

Lemma: רָשָׁע (ra.sah) · Strong's: H7563

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

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 17:15 word 2

וּמַרְשִׁ֣יעַu.mar.Shi.a'and [one who] condemns as guilty

Lemma: רָשַׁע (ra.sah) · Strong's: H7561

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVhrmsa)

Meaning: be wicked

Used 33 times. Also: Exodus 22:9, Deuteronomy 25:1, 1 Samuel 14:47, 2 Samuel 22:22, 1 Kings 8:32, 1 Kings 8:47 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7561; TAHOT Proverbs 17:15 word 3

צַדִּ֑יקtza.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 17:15 word 4

תּוֹעֲבַ֥תto.'a.Vat[are] [the] 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 17:15 word 5

יְ֝הוָ֗הYah.wehYahweh

Lemma: יְהֹוָה (ye.ho.vah) · Strong's: H3068G

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Title (HNpt)

Meaning: LORD

Used 6519 times. Also: Genesis 2:4, Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:8, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3068G; TAHOT Proverbs 17:15 word 6

גַּם\־gam-also

Lemma: גַּם (gam) · Strong's: H1571

Parsing: Adverb (HD)

Meaning: also

Used 769 times. Also: Genesis 3:6, Genesis 3:22, Genesis 4:4, Genesis 4:22, Genesis 4:26, Genesis 6:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1571; TAHOT Proverbs 17:15 word 7

שְׁנֵיהֶֽם\׃she.nei.Hemboth of them

Lemma: שְׁנַ֫יִם (she.na.yim) · Strong's: H8147

Parsing: Adjective · Numerical · Either gender · Dual · Construct (HAcbdc)

Meaning: two

Used 767 times. Also: Genesis 1:16, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:7, Genesis 4:19, Genesis 5:8, Genesis 5:18 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8147; TAHOT Proverbs 17:15 word 8

How the BSB renders it

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

Acquitting	→	צָדֵק H6663 to justify
the guilty	→	רָשָׁע H7563 wicked
and condemning	→	רָשַׁע H7561 be wicked
the righteous	→	צַדִּיק H6662 righteous
both	→	שְׁנַ֫יִם H8147 two
are detestable	→	תּוֹעֵבַה H8441 abomination
to the LORD	→	יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD

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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