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Goodטוֹבprudenceשֵׂכֶלgivesיִתֶּןfavor,חֵןbut the wayוְדֶרֶךְof the treacherousבֹּגְדִיםis hard.אֵיתָן
Proverbs 13:15
Study it in the app“Good prudence gives favor, but the way of the treacherous is hard.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Proverbs 13:15, word by word
- Goodטוֹבtov
good
What is as it should be and gives delight: sound, useful, beautiful or valuable.
Where else “tov” appears- prudenceשֵׂכֶלsechel
insight
The sense to act well.
Where else “sechel” appears- givesיִתֶּןyiten
give
To hand something over to someone: a gift, a payment, a charge or a land.
Where else “yiten” appears- favorחֵןchen
favor
Someone's goodwill toward another: looking on them kindly.
Where else “chen” appears- but the wayדֶרֶךְderech
road
The track or route by which one goes from one place to another.
Where else “derech” appears- of the treacherousבֹּגְדִיםbogdim
act treacherously
Be unfaithful: break one's word or someone's trust.
Where else “bogdim” appears- is hardאֵיתָןetan
enduring
Firm, lasting.
Where else “etan” appears
The context
14The instruction of the wise is a fountain of life, to turn away from the snares of death.
15 · This verse (above)
16Every shrewd man acts with knowledge, but the senseless spreads out folly.