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The righteous man wisely considereth the house of the wicked: but God overthroweth the wicked for their wickedness. (KJV)

Hebrew words tap a word

מַשְׂכִּ֣ילmas.Kil[is] giving attention

Lemma: שָׂכַל (sa.khal) · Strong's: H7919A

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

Meaning: be prudent

Used 61 times. Also: Genesis 3:6, Deuteronomy 29:9, Deuteronomy 32:29, Joshua 1:7, Joshua 1:8, 1 Samuel 18:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7919A; TAHOT Proverbs 21:12 word 1

צַ֭דִּיקTza.dik[the] righteous [one]

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 21:12 word 2

לְבֵ֣יתle.Veitto [the] house of

Lemma: בַּ֫יִת (ba.yit) · Strong's: H1004M

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

Meaning: house: household

Used 664 times. Also: Genesis 7:1, Genesis 12:1, Genesis 12:15, Genesis 12:17, Genesis 14:14, Genesis 15:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1004M; TAHOT Proverbs 21:12 word 3

רָשָׁ֑עra.Sha'a wicked [person]

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 21:12 word 4

מְסַלֵּ֖ףme.sa.Lef[he is] subverting

Lemma: סָלַף (sa.laph) · Strong's: H5557

Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVprmsa)

Meaning: to pervert

Used 7 times. Also: Exodus 23:8, Deuteronomy 16:19, Job 12:19, Proverbs 13:6, Proverbs 19:3, Proverbs 22:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5557; TAHOT Proverbs 21:12 word 5

רְשָׁעִ֣יםre.sha.'Imwicked [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 21:12 word 6

לָרָֽע\׃la.Ra'to <the> calamity

Lemma: רַע (ra) · Strong's: H7451B

Parsing: Aamsa (Aamsa)

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 21:12 word 7

How the BSB renders it

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

The Righteous One	→	צַדִּיק H6662 righteous
considers	→	שָׂכַל H7919A be prudent
the house	→	בַּ֫יִת H1004M house: household
of the wicked	→	רָשָׁע H7563 wicked
[and] brings	→	סָלַף H5557 to pervert
the wicked	→	רָשָׁע H7563 wicked
to ruin	→	רַע H7451B bad: evil

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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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