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In the pathבְּאֹרַחof righteousnessצְדָקָהis life,חַיִּיםand the wayוְדֶרֶךְof its pathwayנְתִיבָהis noאַלdeath.מָוֶת
Proverbs 12:28
Study it in the app“In the path of righteousness is life, and the way of its pathway is no death.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Proverbs 12:28, word by word
- In the pathאֹרַחorach
path
A road; or a way of life.
Where else “orach” appears- of righteousnessצְדָקָהtsedaka
righteous deeds
Doing what is just, upright deeds.
Where else “tsedaka” appears- is lifeחַיִּיםchayim
life
The span and strength of being alive, which come from God.
Where else “chayim” appears- and the wayדֶרֶךְderech
road
The track or route by which one goes from one place to another.
Where else “derech” appears- of its pathwayנְתִיבָהnetiva
path
Path: a narrow way marked out by people's steps.
Where else “netiva” appears- deathמָוֶתmavet
death
The end of life: when someone stops breathing and returns to dust.
Where else “mavet” appears
Translation note
“No death”: so the Hebrew says, in two words; it can be understood as “immortality.”
The context
27Slackness does not roast its game, but the precious wealth of a man is the diligent one.
28 · This verse (above)