Proverbs 28:5 Go deeper
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Evil men understand not judgment: but they that seek the LORD understand all things . (KJV)
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אַנְשֵׁי\־'an.shei-people of
Lemma: אֱנוֹשׁ (e.nosh) · Strong's: H0582
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: human
Used 564 times. Also: Genesis 6:4, Genesis 12:20, Genesis 13:8, Genesis 13:13, Genesis 14:24, Genesis 17:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0582; TAHOT Proverbs 28:5 word 1
רָ֭עra'evil
Lemma: רַע (ra) · Strong's: H7451B
Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HAamsa)
Meaning: bad: evil
Used 111 times. Also: Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 3:5, Genesis 3:22, Genesis 31:29, Genesis 44:34 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7451B; TAHOT Proverbs 28:5 word 2
לֹא\־lo'-not
Lemma: לֹא (lo) · Strong's: H3808
Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)
Meaning: not
Used 5165 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:18, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3808; TAHOT Proverbs 28:5 word 3
יָבִ֣ינוּya.Vi.nuthey understand
Lemma: בִּין (bin) · Strong's: H0995
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqi3mp)
Meaning: to understand
Used 168 times. Also: Genesis 41:33, Genesis 41:39, Deuteronomy 1:13, Deuteronomy 4:6, Deuteronomy 32:7, Deuteronomy 32:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0995; TAHOT Proverbs 28:5 word 4
מִשְׁפָּ֑טmish.Patjustice
Lemma: מִשְׁפָּט (mish.pat) · Strong's: H4941H
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: justice
Used 165 times. Also: Genesis 18:19, Genesis 18:25, Exodus 21:9, Exodus 23:6, Numbers 27:5, Deuteronomy 10:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4941H; TAHOT Proverbs 28:5 word 5
וּמְבַקְשֵׁ֥יu.me.vak.Sheiand [those who] seek
Lemma: בָּקַשׁ (ba.qash) · Strong's: H1245
Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HVprmpc)
Meaning: to seek
Used 225 times. Also: Genesis 31:39, Genesis 37:15, Genesis 37:16, Genesis 43:9, Genesis 43:30, Exodus 2:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1245; TAHOT Proverbs 28:5 word 6
יְ֝הוָ֗הYah.weh<of> Yahweh
Lemma: יְהֹוָה (ye.ho.vah) · Strong's: H3068G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Title (HNpt)
Meaning: LORD
Used 6519 times. Also: Genesis 2:4, Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:8, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3068G; TAHOT Proverbs 28:5 word 7
יָבִ֥ינוּya.Vi.nuthey understand
Lemma: בִּין (bin) · Strong's: H0995
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqi3mp)
Meaning: to understand
Used 168 times. Also: Genesis 41:33, Genesis 41:39, Deuteronomy 1:13, Deuteronomy 4:6, Deuteronomy 32:7, Deuteronomy 32:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0995; TAHOT Proverbs 28:5 word 8
כֹֽל\׃Kholeverything
Lemma: כֹּל (kol) · Strong's: H3605
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: all
Used 5410 times. Also: Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25, Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3605; TAHOT Proverbs 28:5 word 9
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Evil | → | רַע H7451B bad: evil |
| men | → | אֱנוֹשׁ H0582 human |
| do not | → | לֹא H3808 not |
| understand | → | בִּין H0995 to understand |
| justice | → | מִשְׁפָּט H4941H justice |
| but those who seek | → | בָּקַשׁ H1245 to seek |
| the LORD | → | יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD |
| comprehend | → | בִּין H0995 to understand |
| fully | → | כֹּל H3605 all |
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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