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The righteousצַדִּיקconsidersמַשְׂכִּילthe houseלְבֵיתof the wicked;רָשָׁעhe overturnsמְסַלֵּףthe wickedרְשָׁעִיםto ruin.לָרָע
Proverbs 21:12
Study it in the app“The righteous considers the house of the wicked; he overturns the wicked to ruin.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Proverbs 21:12, word by word
- The righteousצַדִּיקtsadik
righteous
Someone who lives uprightly; also YHWH.
Where else “tsadik” appears- considersמַשְׂכִּילmaskil
act wisely
To grasp what matters and act wisely.
Where else “maskil” appears- the houseבֵיתvet
household
The family, everyone living under one roof.
Where else “vet” appears- of the wickedרָשָׁעrasha
wicked
One who does evil, the opposite of the righteous.
Where else “rasha” appears- he overturnsמְסַלֵּףmesalef
pervert
Twist, pervert, overturn.
Where else “mesalef” appears- to ruinרָעra
evil
What is evil, the opposite of good.
Where else “ra” appears
Translation note
“The righteous”: may refer to God, the Righteous One, who watches the house of the wicked and brings him down.
The context
11When the scoffer is fined, the simple becomes wise; and when the wise is instructed, he receives knowledge.
12 · This verse (above)
13Whoever shuts his ear to the cry of the poor, he too will cry out and will not be answered.