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The desireתַּאֲוַתof the righteousצַדִּיקִיםis onlyאַךְgood;טוֹבthe hopeתִּקְוַתof the wickedרְשָׁעִיםis fury.עֶבְרָה
Proverbs 11:23
Study it in the app“The desire of the righteous is only good; the hope of the wicked is fury.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Proverbs 11:23, word by word
- The desireתַּאֲוַתtaavat
desire
A strong longing, good or bad.
Where else “taavat” appears- of the righteousצַדִּיקִיםtsadikim
righteous
Someone who lives uprightly; also YHWH.
Where else “tsadikim” appears- goodטוֹבtov
good
What is as it should be and gives delight: sound, useful, beautiful or valuable.
Where else “tov” appears- the hopeתִּקְוַתtikvat
hope
What one hopes for, and the reason to hope.
Where else “tikvat” appears- of the wickedרְשָׁעִיםreshaim
wicked
One who does evil, the opposite of the righteous.
Where else “reshaim” appears- is furyעֶבְרָהevra
fury
Overflowing rage, fury.
Where else “evra” appears
The context
22A ring of gold in the snout of a pig, so is a beautiful woman who turns away from judgment.
23 · This verse (above)
24There is one who scatters and gains even more, and one who withholds more than is right comes only to need.