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To favorשְׂאֵת פְּנֵיthe wickedרָשָׁעis notלֹאgood,טוֹבso as to turn asideלְהַטּוֹתthe righteousצַדִּיקin judgment.בַּמִּשְׁפָּט
Proverbs 18:5
Study it in the app“To favor the wicked is not good, so as to turn aside the righteous in judgment.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Proverbs 18:5, word by word
- To favorשְׂאֵתseet
lift up
To direct the eyes upward, make the voice loud, or put up the hand.
Where else “seet” appears- To favorפְּנֵיpene
before
Literally "to the face of": in sight of someone, or on account of something.
Where else “pene” appears- the wickedרָשָׁעrasha
wicked
One who does evil, the opposite of the righteous.
Where else “rasha” appears- goodטוֹבtov
good
What is as it should be and gives delight: sound, useful, beautiful or valuable.
Where else “tov” appears- so as to turn asideהַטּוֹתhatot
turn aside
To leave the straight way, or bend it on purpose.
Where else “hatot” appears- the righteousצַדִּיקtsadik
righteous
Someone who lives uprightly; also YHWH.
Where else “tsadik” appears- in judgmentמִּשְׁפָּטmishpat
judgment
The decision a judge gives on a case.
Where else “mishpat” appears
The context
4Deep waters are the words of the mouth of a man; a flowing stream, a fountain of wisdom.
5 · This verse (above)
6The lips of the senseless enter into a dispute, and his mouth calls for blows.