Proverbs 28:1 Go deeper

The wicked flee when no man pursueth: but the righteous are bold as a lion. (KJV)

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נָ֣סוּNa.suthey flee

Lemma: נוּס (nus) · Strong's: H5127

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVqp3cp)

Meaning: to flee

Used 157 times. Also: Genesis 14:10, Genesis 19:20, Genesis 39:12, Genesis 39:13, Genesis 39:15, Genesis 39:18 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5127; TAHOT Proverbs 28:1 word 1

וְאֵין\־ve.'ein-and there not

Lemma: אַ֫יִן (a.yin) · Strong's: H0369

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

Meaning: nothing

Used 786 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 5:24, Genesis 7:8, Genesis 11:30, Genesis 19:31, Genesis 20:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0369; TAHOT Proverbs 28:1 word 2

רֹדֵ֣ףro.Def[is one who] pursues

Lemma: רָדַף (ra.daph) · Strong's: H7291

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVqrmsa)

Meaning: to pursue

Used 142 times. Also: Genesis 14:14, Genesis 14:15, Genesis 31:23, Genesis 35:5, Genesis 44:4, Exodus 14:4 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7291; TAHOT Proverbs 28:1 word 3

רָשָׁ֑עra.Sha'[the] 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 28:1 word 4

וְ֝צַדִּיקִ֗יםve.tza.di.Kimand righteous [people]

Lemma: צַדִּיק (tsad.diq) · Strong's: H6662

Parsing: Aampa (Aampa)

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 28:1 word 5

כִּכְפִ֥ירkikh.Firlike a young lion

Lemma: כְּפִיר (ke.phir) · Strong's: H3715A

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

Meaning: lion

Used 31 times. Also: Judges 14:5, Job 4:10, Job 38:39, Psalms 17:12, Psalms 34:10, Psalms 35:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3715A; TAHOT Proverbs 28:1 word 6

יִבְטָֽח\׃yiv.Tachhe is confident

Lemma: בָּטַח (ba.tach) · Strong's: H0982

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqi3ms)

Meaning: to trust

Used 120 times. Also: Deuteronomy 28:52, Judges 9:26, Judges 18:7, Judges 18:10, Judges 18:27, Judges 20:36 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0982; TAHOT Proverbs 28:1 word 7

How the BSB renders it

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

The wicked	→	רָשָׁע H7563 wicked
flee	→	נוּס H5127 to flee
when no one	→	אַ֫יִן H0369 nothing
pursues	→	רָדַף H7291 to pursue
but the righteous	→	צַדִּיק H6662 righteous
are as bold	→	בָּטַח H0982 to trust
as a lion	→	כְּפִיר H3715A lion

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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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