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An high look, and a proud heart, and the plowing of the wicked, is sin. (KJV)
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רוּם\־rum-haughtiness of
Lemma: רוּם (rum) · Strong's: H7312
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: height
Used 6 times. Also: Proverbs 25:3, Isaiah 2:11, Isaiah 2:17, Isaiah 10:12, Jeremiah 48:29 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7312; TAHOT Proverbs 21:4 word 1
עֵ֭ינַיִם'Ei.na.yimeyes
Lemma: עַ֫יִן (a.yin) · Strong's: H5869A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Dual · Absolute (HNcfda)
Meaning: eye
Used 461 times. Also: Genesis 3:5, Genesis 3:6, Genesis 3:7, Genesis 6:8, Genesis 13:10, Genesis 13:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5869A; TAHOT Proverbs 21:4 word 2
וּרְחַב\־u.re.chav-and a [person] arrogant of
Lemma: רָחָב (ra.chav) · Strong's: H7342I
Parsing: Aamsc (Aamsc)
Meaning: broad: arrogant
Used 2 times. Also: Proverbs 28:25 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7342I; TAHOT Proverbs 21:4 word 3
לֵ֑בLevheart
Lemma: לֵב (lev) · Strong's: H3820A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: heart
Used 593 times. Also: Genesis 6:5, Genesis 6:6, Genesis 8:21, Genesis 17:17, Genesis 18:5, Genesis 24:45 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3820A; TAHOT Proverbs 21:4 word 4
נִ֖רnir[the] lamp of
Lemma: נִיר (nir) · Strong's: H5216B
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: lamp
Used 5 times. Also: 1 Kings 11:36, 1 Kings 15:4, 2 Kings 8:19, 2 Chronicles 21:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5216B; TAHOT Proverbs 21:4 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 21:4 word 6
חַטָּֽאת\׃cha.Tat[is] sin
Lemma: חַטָּאת (chat.tat) · Strong's: H2403B
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: sin
Used 164 times. Also: Genesis 4:7, Genesis 18:20, Genesis 31:36, Genesis 50:17, Exodus 10:17, Exodus 32:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2403B; TAHOT Proverbs 21:4 word 7
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Haughty | → | רוּם H7312 height |
| eyes | → | עַ֫יִן H5869A eye |
| and a proud | → | רָחָב H7342I broad: arrogant |
| heart | → | לֵב H3820A heart |
| the guides | → | נִיר H5216B lamp |
| of the wicked | → | רָשָׁע H7563 wicked |
| [are] sin | → | חַטָּאת H2403B sin |
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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