Proverbs 2:14 Go deeper

Who rejoice to do evil, and delight in the frowardness of the wicked; (KJV)

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הַ֭שְּׂמֵחִיםHa.se.me.chimthe [ones] joyful

Lemma: שָׂמֵחַ (sa.me.ach) · Strong's: H8056

Parsing: Aampa (Aampa)

Meaning: glad

Used 21 times. Also: Deuteronomy 16:15, 1 Kings 1:40, 1 Kings 1:45, 1 Kings 4:20, 1 Kings 8:66, 2 Kings 11:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8056; TAHOT Proverbs 2:14 word 1

לַעֲשׂ֥וֹתla.'a.Sotto do

Lemma: עָשָׂה (a.sah) · Strong's: H6213A

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)

Meaning: to make: do

Used 1745 times. Also: Genesis 2:2, Genesis 2:3, Genesis 3:13, Genesis 3:14, Genesis 4:10, Genesis 6:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6213A; TAHOT Proverbs 2:14 word 2

רָ֑עRa'evil

Lemma: רַע (ra) · Strong's: H7451B

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

Meaning: bad: evil

Used 111 times. Also: Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 3:5, Genesis 3:22, Genesis 31:29, Genesis 44:34 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7451B; TAHOT Proverbs 2:14 word 3

יָ֝גִ֗ילוּya.Gi.luthey exult

Lemma: גִּיל (gil) · Strong's: H1523

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqi3mp)

Meaning: to rejoice

Used 42 times. Also: 1 Chronicles 16:31, Psalms 2:11, Psalms 9:14, Psalms 13:4, Psalms 13:5, Psalms 14:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1523; TAHOT Proverbs 2:14 word 4

בְּֽתַהְפֻּכ֥וֹתbe.tah.pu.Khotin perverse things of

Lemma: תַּהְפֻּכָה (tah.pu.khah) · Strong's: H8419

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Construct (HNcfpc)

Meaning: perversity

Used 10 times. Also: Deuteronomy 32:20, Proverbs 2:12, Proverbs 6:14, Proverbs 8:13, Proverbs 10:31, Proverbs 10:32 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8419; TAHOT Proverbs 2:14 word 5

רָֽע\׃Ra'evil

Lemma: רַע (ra) · Strong's: H7451B

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

Meaning: bad: evil

Used 111 times. Also: Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 3:5, Genesis 3:22, Genesis 31:29, Genesis 44:34 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7451B; TAHOT Proverbs 2:14 word 6

How the BSB renders it

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

from those who enjoy	→	שָׂמֵחַ H8056 glad
doing	→	עָשָׂה H6213A to make: do
evil	→	רַע H7451B bad: evil
and rejoice	→	גִּיל H1523 to rejoice
in the twistedness	→	תַּהְפֻּכָה H8419 perversity
of evil	→	רַע H7451B bad: evil

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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