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An abominationתּוֹעֲבַתto YHWHיְהוָהare the crookedעִקְּשֵׁיof heart,לֵבbutוּthe blamelessתְּמִימֵיin their wayדָרֶךְare his pleasure.רְצוֹנוֹ
Proverbs 11:20
Study it in the app“An abomination to YHWH are the crooked of heart, but the blameless in their way are his pleasure.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Proverbs 11:20, word by word
- An abominationתּוֹעֲבַתtoavat
abomination
Abomination: something that a people or God rejects with disgust, above all idolatry and the practices God forbids; also a custom another people will not tolerate.
Where else “toavat” appears- to YHWHיְהוָהyehva
YHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yehva” appears- are the crookedעִקְּשֵׁיikshe
crooked
Crooked, not going straight.
Where else “ikshe” appears- of heartלֵבlev
heart
The deepest part of a person: where they think, feel and decide.
Where else “lev” appears- the blamelessתְּמִימֵיtemime
blameless
Without reproach, whole, like Noah.
Where else “temime” appears- in their wayדָרֶךְdarech
road
The track or route by which one goes from one place to another.
Where else “darech” appears- are his pleasureרְצוֹנretson
acceptance
For YHWH to welcome someone or their offering.
Where else “retson” appears
The context
19So righteousness leads to life, and whoever pursues evil goes to his death.
20 · This verse (above)
21Hand to hand, the evil man will not go unpunished, but the offspring of the righteous will escape.