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The houseבֵּיתof the wickedרְשָׁעִיםwill be destroyed,יִשָּׁמֵדbut the tentוְאֹהֶלof the uprightיְשָׁרִיםwill flourish.יַפְרִיחַ
Proverbs 14:11
Study it in the app“The house of the wicked will be destroyed, but the tent of the upright will flourish.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Proverbs 14:11, word by word
- The houseבֵּיתbet
household
The family, everyone living under one roof.
Where else “bet” appears- of the wickedרְשָׁעִיםreshaim
wicked
One who does evil, the opposite of the righteous.
Where else “reshaim” appears- will be destroyedיִשָּׁמֵדyishamed
destroy
Destroy completely, exterminate.
Where else “yishamed” appears- but the tentאֹהֶלohel
tent
A home of cloth or skins on poles, where herdsmen lived; also one's home.
Where else “ohel” appears- of the uprightיְשָׁרִיםyesharim
upright
Acting well before YHWH, without bending.
Where else “yesharim” appears- will flourishיַפְרִיחַyafriach
blossom
To sprout, blossom; or prosper.
Where else “yafriach” appears
The context
10The heart knows the bitterness of its soul, and in its joy no stranger shares.
11 · This verse (above)
12There is a way that is right before a man, but its end is the ways of death.