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Evilרָעmenאַנְשֵׁיdo notלֹאunderstandיָבִינוּjustice,מִשְׁפָּטbutוּthose who seekמְבַקְשֵׁיYHWHיְהוָהunderstandיָבִינוּeverything.כֹל
Proverbs 28:5
Study it in the app“Evil men do not understand justice, but those who seek YHWH understand everything.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Proverbs 28:5, word by word
- Evilרָעra
evil
What is evil, the opposite of good.
Where else “ra” appears- menאַנְשֵׁיanshe
man
An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.
Where else “anshe” appears- understandיָבִינוּyavinu
understand
To understand, realize.
Where else “yavinu” appears- justiceמִשְׁפָּטmishpat
justice
What is right and fair.
Where else “mishpat” appears- those who seekמְבַקְשֵׁיmevakshe
seek God
To turn to YHWH to find him: to come to him and long for his presence.
Where else “mevakshe” appears- YHWHיְהוָהyehva
YHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yehva” appears
The context
4Those who abandon instruction praise the wicked, but those who keep instruction contend with them.
5 · This verse (above)
6Better is a poor man who walks in his integrity than one crooked in two ways, even though he is rich.