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Twistedהֲפַכְפַּךְis the wayדֶּרֶךְof a guiltyוָזָרman,אִישׁbutוְthe pure,זַךְuprightיָשָׁרis his work.פָּעֳלוֹ
Proverbs 21:8
Study it in the app“Twisted is the way of a guilty man, but the pure, upright is his work.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Proverbs 21:8, word by word
- Twistedהֲפַכְפַּךְhafachpach
crooked
Very crooked, twisted; a way that winds about and deceives.
Where else “hafachpach” appears- is the wayדֶּרֶךְderech
road
The track or route by which one goes from one place to another.
Where else “derech” appears- of a guiltyוָזָרvazar
guilty
Guilty, laden with guilt (a rare word; it appears only in Proverbs 21:8).
Where else “vazar” appears- manאִישׁish
man
An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.
Where else “ish” appears- the pureזַךְzach
pure
Pure, clean, unmixed.
Where else “zach” appears- uprightיָשָׁרyashar
upright
Acting well before YHWH, without bending.
Where else “yashar” appears- is his workפָּעֳלpaol
deed
What someone does; what God accomplishes.
Where else “paol” appears
The context
7The devastation of the wicked will drag them away, because they refuse to do justice.
8 · This verse (above)
9Better to live on a corner of the roof than with a woman of quarrels in a shared house.