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Desireתַּאֲוָהfulfilledנִהְיָהis sweetתֶּעֱרַבto the soul,לְנָפֶשׁbut an abominationוְתוֹעֲבַתto the senselessכְּסִילִיםis turning awayסוּרfrom evil.מֵרָע
Proverbs 13:19
Study it in the app“Desire fulfilled is sweet to the soul, but an abomination to the senseless is turning away from evil.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Proverbs 13:19, word by word
- Desireתַּאֲוָהtaava
desire
A strong longing, good or bad.
Where else “taava” appears- fulfilledנִהְיָהnihya
be
To be: "I will be their Elohim".
Where else “nihya” appears- is sweetתֶּעֱרַבteerav
be pleasing
To be pleasant or pleasing; to be sweet to someone. It is said of sleep, of an offering or of words that please.
Where else “teerav” appears- to the soulנָפֶשׁnafesh
soul
A person's innermost self: what they feel and desire.
Where else “nafesh” appears- but an abominationתוֹעֲבַתtoavat
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 the senselessכְּסִילִיםkesilim
senseless, fool
Fool: not someone who knows little, but someone who despises wisdom and trusts in himself.
Where else “kesilim” appears- is turning awayסוּרsur
turn aside
To leave the road, go away.
Where else “sur” appears- from evilרָעra
evil
What is evil, the opposite of good.
Where else “ra” appears
The context
18Poverty and disgrace come to whoever ignores correction, but whoever heeds reproof will be honored.
19 · This verse (above)
20Whoever walks with the wise will become wise, but the companion of the senseless will suffer harm.