Proverbs 2:12

“to rescue you from the way of evil, from the man who speaks perversities,”

Proverbs 2:12 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Proverbs 2:12, word by word

to rescue youהַצִּילְhatsil

rescue

To take someone out of danger or out of his enemy's hands.

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from the wayדֶּרֶךְderech

manner

The way one lives and acts.

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of evilרָעra

evil

What is evil, the opposite of good.

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from the manאִישׁish

man

An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.

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who speaksמְדַבֵּרmedaber

speak

To speak, say something; above all God to his people.

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perversitiesתַּהְפֻּכוֹתtahpuchot

perversity

Perversity: turning things upside down; deceit.

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The context

11Discretion will watch over you; insight will guard you,

12 · This verse (above)

13from those who abandon the paths of uprightness to walk in the ways of darkness,

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