Proverbs 21:29 Go deeper

A wicked man hardeneth his face: but as for the upright, he directeth his way. (KJV)

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הֵעֵ֬זhe.'Ezhe makes strong

Lemma: עָזַז (a.zaz) · Strong's: H5810

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVhp3ms)

Meaning: be strong

Used 11 times. Also: Judges 3:10, Judges 6:2, Psalms 9:19, Psalms 52:7, Psalms 68:28, Psalms 89:13 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5810; TAHOT Proverbs 21:29 word 1

אִ֣ישׁ'isha person

Lemma: אִישׁ (ish) · Strong's: H0376G

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

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 21:29 word 2

רָשָׁ֣עra.Sha'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 21:29 word 3

בְּפָנָ֑יוbe.fa.Navwith face his

Lemma: פָּנֶה (pa.neh) · Strong's: H6440H

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)

Meaning: face

Used 411 times. Also: Genesis 3:8, Genesis 4:6, Genesis 4:14, Genesis 4:16, Genesis 9:23, Genesis 11:28 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6440H; TAHOT Proverbs 21:29 word 4

וְ֝יָשָׁ֗רve.ya.Sharand an upright [person]

Lemma: יָשָׁר (ya.shar) · Strong's: H3477G

Parsing: Aamsa (Aamsa)

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 21:29 word 5

ה֤וּא\׀hu'he

Lemma: הוּא (hu) · Strong's: H1931

Parsing: Pronoun · Personal · Third · Masculine · Singular (HPp3ms)

Meaning: he/she/it

Used 1869 times. Also: Genesis 2:11, Genesis 2:12, Genesis 2:13, Genesis 2:14, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 3:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1931; TAHOT Proverbs 21:29 word 6

How the BSB renders it

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

A wicked	→	רָשָׁע H7563 wicked
man	→	אִישׁ H0376G man
hardens	→	עָזַז H5810 be strong
his face	→	פָּנֶה H6440H face
but the upright [man]	→	יָשָׁר H3477G upright
. . .	→	הוּא H1931 he/she/it
makes	→	H3559
his way {sure}	→	H1870

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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