Proverbs 29:27 Go deeper

An unjust man is an abomination to the just: and he that is upright in the way is abomination to the wicked. (KJV)

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תּוֹעֲבַ֣תto.'a.Vat[is] an abomination of

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 29:27 word 1

צַ֭דִּיקִיםTza.di.kimrighteous [people]

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

Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HAampa)

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 29:27 word 2

אִ֣ישׁ'isha person of

Lemma: אִישׁ (ish) · Strong's: H0376G

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

Meaning: man

Used 1047 times. Also: Genesis 2:23, Genesis 2:24, Genesis 4:1, Genesis 4:23, Genesis 6:9, Genesis 7:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0376G; TAHOT Proverbs 29:27 word 3

עָ֑וֶל'A.velinjustice

Lemma: עָ֫וֶל (e.vel) · Strong's: H5766A

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

Meaning: injustice

Used 22 times. Also: Leviticus 19:15, Leviticus 19:35, Deuteronomy 25:16, Deuteronomy 32:4, Job 34:10, Job 34:32 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5766A; TAHOT Proverbs 29:27 word 4

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

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 29:27 word 5

רָשָׁ֣עra.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 29:27 word 6

יְשַׁר\־ye.shar-a [person] upright of

Lemma: יָשָׁר (ya.shar) · Strong's: H3477G

Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HAamsc)

Meaning: upright

Used 113 times. Also: Exodus 15:26, Numbers 23:10, Deuteronomy 6:18, Deuteronomy 12:8, Deuteronomy 12:25, Deuteronomy 12:28 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3477G; TAHOT Proverbs 29:27 word 7

דָּֽרֶךְ\׃\ \פDa.rekhway

Lemma: דֶּ֫רֶךְ (de.rekh) · Strong's: H1870G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (HNcbsa)

Meaning: way: conduct

Used 321 times. Also: Genesis 6:12, Genesis 18:19, Genesis 19:31, Genesis 31:35, Exodus 18:20, Exodus 32:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1870G; TAHOT Proverbs 29:27 word 8

How the BSB renders it

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

An unjust	→	עָ֫וֶל H5766A injustice
man	→	אִישׁ H0376G man
is detestable	→	תּוֹעֵבַה H8441 abomination
to the righteous	→	צַדִּיק H6662 righteous
and one whose way	→	דֶּ֫רֶךְ H1870G way: conduct
is upright	→	יָשָׁר H3477G upright
is detestable	→	תּוֹעֵבַה H8441 abomination
to the wicked	→	רָשָׁע H7563 wicked

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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