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The evilרָעִיםbow downשַׁחוּbeforeלִפְנֵיthe good,טוֹבִיםand the wickedוּרְשָׁעִיםatעַלthe gatesשַׁעֲרֵיof the righteous.צַדִּיק
Proverbs 14:19
Study it in the app“The evil bow down before the good, and the wicked at the gates of the righteous.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Proverbs 14:19, word by word
- The evilרָעִיםraim
evil
What is evil, the opposite of good.
Where else “raim” appears- bow downשַׁחוּshachu
bow down
To bend the body down, whether in grief, in submission or to lie in wait.
Where else “shachu” appears- beforeפְנֵיfene
before
Literally "to the face of": in sight of someone, or on account of something.
Where else “fene” appears- the goodטוֹבִיםtovim
what is right
What is right and just, which God approves, the opposite of evil.
Where else “tovim” appears- and the wickedרְשָׁעִיםreshaim
wicked
One who does evil, the opposite of the righteous.
Where else “reshaim” appears- the gatesשַׁעֲרֵיshaare
gate
The entrance of a city or house, with doors that close.
Where else “shaare” appears- of the righteousצַדִּיקtsadik
righteous
Someone who lives uprightly; also YHWH.
Where else “tsadik” appears
The context
18The simple inherit folly, but the shrewd are crowned with knowledge.
19 · This verse (above)
20Even by his neighbor the poor is hated, but many are those who love the rich.