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Happy isאַשְׁרֵיthe manאָדָםwho fearsמְפַחֵדalways,תָּמִידbutוּwhoever hardensמַקְשֶׁהhis heartלִבּוֹwill fallיִפּוֹלinto evil.בְּרָעָה
Proverbs 28:14
Study it in the app“Happy is the man who fears always, but whoever hardens his heart will fall into evil.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Proverbs 28:14, word by word
- Happy isאַשְׁרֵיashre
happy, blessed
Happy, blessed: an exclamation for the good that someone has.
Where else “ashre” appears- the manאָדָםadam
anyone
A person; with "not", no one.
Where else “adam” appears- who fearsמְפַחֵדmefached
tremble in reverence
To tremble in reverence before YHWH and his words.
Where else “mefached” appears- alwaysתָּמִידtamid
continually
Continually, always; what is done regularly and without interruption. As a noun, the regular daily offering.
Where else “tamid” appears- whoever hardensמַקְשֶׁהmakshe
harden
To make the heart unyielding.
Where else “makshe” appears- his heartלִבּlib
heart
The deepest part of a person: where they think, feel and decide.
Where else “lib” appears- will fallיִפּוֹלyipol
fall
To fall to the ground, or for a city to fall.
Where else “yipol” appears- into evilרָעָהraa
harm
Something that hurts, a disaster.
Where else “raa” appears
The context
13Whoever covers his transgressions will not prosper, but whoever confesses and abandons them will obtain compassion.
14 · This verse (above)
15A roaring lion and a hungry bear is a wicked ruler over a poor people.