Proverbs 24:9 Go deeper

The thought of foolishness is sin: and the scorner is an abomination to men. (KJV)

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זִמַּ֣תzi.Mata plan of

Lemma: זִמָּה (zim.mah) · Strong's: H2154

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)

Meaning: wickedness

Used 29 times. Also: Leviticus 18:17, Leviticus 19:29, Leviticus 20:14, Judges 20:6, Job 17:11, Job 31:11 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2154; TAHOT Proverbs 24:9 word 1

אִוֶּ֣לֶת'i.Ve.letfoolishness

Lemma: אִוֶּ֫לֶת (iv.ve.let) · Strong's: H0200

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: folly

Used 25 times. Also: Psalms 38:5, Psalms 69:5, Proverbs 5:23, Proverbs 12:23, Proverbs 13:16, Proverbs 14:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0200; TAHOT Proverbs 24:9 word 2

חַטָּ֑אתcha.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 24:9 word 3

וְתוֹעֲבַ֖תve.to.'a.Vatand [is] an abomination

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 24:9 word 4

לְאָדָ֣םle.'a.Damto humankind

Lemma: אָדָם (a.dam) · Strong's: H0120G

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

Meaning: man

Used 529 times. Also: Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:27, Genesis 2:5, Genesis 5:1, Genesis 5:2, Genesis 6:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0120G; TAHOT Proverbs 24:9 word 5

לֵֽץ\׃Letza mocker

Lemma: לִיץ (luts) · Strong's: H3887

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

Meaning: to mock

Used 28 times. Also: Genesis 42:23, 2 Chronicles 32:31, Job 16:20, Job 33:23, Psalms 1:1, Psalms 119:51 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3887; TAHOT Proverbs 24:9 word 6

How the BSB renders it

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

A foolish	→	אִוֶּ֫לֶת H0200 folly
scheme	→	זִמָּה H2154 wickedness
is sin	→	חַטָּאת H2403B sin
and a mocker	→	לִיץ H3887 to mock
is detestable	→	תּוֹעֵבַה H8441 abomination
to men	→	אָדָם H0120G man

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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