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A wickedרָשָׁעmanאִישׁhardensהֵעֵזhis face,בְּפָנָיוbutוְthe upright,יָשָׁרheהוּאunderstandsיָבִיןhis way.דַּרְכּוֹ
Proverbs 21:29
Study it in the app“A wicked man hardens his face, but the upright, he understands his way.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Proverbs 21:29, word by word
- A wickedרָשָׁעrasha
wicked
One who does evil, the opposite of the righteous.
Where else “rasha” appears- manאִישׁish
man
An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.
Where else “ish” appears- hardensהֵעֵזheez
harden
To harden the face, without letting oneself be corrected or feeling shame.
Where else “heez” appears- his faceפָנָיfanay
face
The front of the head, of someone or of God.
Where else “fanay” appears- the uprightיָשָׁרyashar
upright
Acting well before YHWH, without bending.
Where else “yashar” appears- understandsיָבִיןyavin
understand
To understand, realize.
Where else “yavin” appears- his wayדַּרְכּdark
manner
The way one lives and acts.
Where else “dark” appears
The context
28A witness of lies will perish, but a man who listens will speak forever.
29 · This verse (above)
30There is no wisdom, and no insight, and no counsel against YHWH.