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The righteousnessצִדְקַתof the blamelessתָּמִיםmakesתְּיַשֵּׁרhis wayדַּרְכּוֹstraight,תְּיַשֵּׁרbut by his wickednessוּבְרִשְׁעָתוֹthe wickedרָשָׁעwill fall.יִפֹּל
Proverbs 11:5
Study it in the app“The righteousness of the blameless makes his way straight, but by his wickedness the wicked will fall.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Proverbs 11:5, word by word
- The righteousnessצִדְקַתtsidkat
righteous deeds
Doing what is just, upright deeds.
Where else “tsidkat” appears- of the blamelessתָּמִיםtamim
blameless
Without reproach, whole, like Noah.
Where else “tamim” appears- makesתְּיַשֵּׁרteyasher
make straight
To keep a true course, or level the way.
Where else “teyasher” appears- his wayדַּרְכּdark
manner
The way one lives and acts.
Where else “dark” appears- but by his wickednessרִשְׁעָתrishat
wickedness
Wickedness: unjust and evil conduct.
Where else “rishat” appears- the wickedרָשָׁעrasha
wicked
One who does evil, the opposite of the righteous.
Where else “rasha” appears- will fallיִפֹּלyipol
fall
To fall to the ground, or for a city to fall.
Where else “yipol” appears
The context
4Wealth does not profit in the day of fury, but righteousness delivers from death.
5 · This verse (above)
6The righteousness of the upright will deliver them, but by the craving of the treacherous they will be caught.