Proverbs 28:4 Go deeper

They that forsake the law praise the wicked: but such as keep the law contend with them. (KJV)

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עֹזְבֵ֣י'o.ze.Vei[those who] forsake

Lemma: עָזַב (a.zav) · Strong's: H5800A

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HVqrmpc)

Meaning: to leave: forsake

Used 195 times. Also: Genesis 2:24, Genesis 24:27, Genesis 28:15, Genesis 39:6, Genesis 39:12, Genesis 39:13 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5800A; TAHOT Proverbs 28:4 word 1

ת֭וֹרָהTo.rah<of> [the] law

Lemma: תּוֹרָה (to.rah) · Strong's: H8451

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

Meaning: instruction

Used 216 times. Also: Genesis 26:5, Exodus 12:49, Exodus 13:9, Exodus 16:4, Exodus 16:28, Exodus 18:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8451; TAHOT Proverbs 28:4 word 2

יְהַֽלְל֣וּye.ha.Luthey praise

Lemma: הָלַל (ha.lal) · Strong's: H1984B

Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVpi3mp)

Meaning: to boast: praise

Used 122 times. Also: Genesis 12:15, Judges 16:24, 2 Samuel 14:25, 2 Samuel 22:4, 1 Chronicles 16:4, 1 Chronicles 16:25 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1984B; TAHOT Proverbs 28:4 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 28:4 word 4

וְשֹׁמְרֵ֥יve.sho.me.Reiand [those who] keep

Lemma: שָׁמַר (sha.mar) · Strong's: H8104G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HVqrmpc)

Meaning: to keep: obey

Used 202 times. Also: Genesis 17:9, Genesis 17:10, Genesis 18:19, Genesis 26:5, Genesis 37:11, Exodus 12:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8104G; TAHOT Proverbs 28:4 word 5

ת֝וֹרָ֗הto.Rah<of> [the] law

Lemma: תּוֹרָה (to.rah) · Strong's: H8451

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

Meaning: instruction

Used 216 times. Also: Genesis 26:5, Exodus 12:49, Exodus 13:9, Exodus 16:4, Exodus 16:28, Exodus 18:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8451; TAHOT Proverbs 28:4 word 6

יִתְגָּ֥רוּyit.Ga.ruthey engage in strife

Lemma: גָּרָה (ga.rah) · Strong's: H1624

Parsing: Verb · Hithpael (hence Action · Reflexive/iterative) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVti3mp)

Meaning: to stir up

Used 13 times. Also: Deuteronomy 2:5, Deuteronomy 2:9, Deuteronomy 2:19, Deuteronomy 2:24, 2 Kings 14:10, 2 Chronicles 25:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1624; TAHOT Proverbs 28:4 word 7

How the BSB renders it

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

Those who forsake	→	עָזַב H5800A to leave: forsake
the law	→	תּוֹרָה H8451 instruction
praise	→	הָלַל H1984B to boast: praise
the wicked	→	רָשָׁע H7563 wicked
but those who keep	→	שָׁמַר H8104G to keep: obey
the law	→	תּוֹרָה H8451 instruction
resist	→	גָּרָה H1624 to stir up
them	→

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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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