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Betterטוֹבis a poor manרָשׁwho walksהוֹלֵךְin his integrityבְּתֻמּוֹthan one crookedמֵעִקֵּשׁin two ways,דְּרָכַיִםeven thoughוְheהוּאis rich.עָשִׁיר
Proverbs 28:6
Study it in the app“Better is a poor man who walks in his integrity than one crooked in two ways, even though he is rich.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Proverbs 28:6, word by word
- Betterטוֹבtov
better
Worth more or more profitable than something it is compared with.
Where else “tov” appears- is a poor manרָשׁrash
be poor
Be poor, lack possessions.
Where else “rash” appears- who walksהוֹלֵךְholech
walk
Literally "to go": to live a certain way, as Enoch with Elohim.
Where else “holech” appears- in his integrityתֻמּtum
integrity
Living uprightly, with pure intent.
Where else “tum” appears- than one crookedעִקֵּשׁikesh
crooked
Crooked, not going straight.
Where else “ikesh” appears- in two waysדְּרָכַיִםderachayim
manner
The way one lives and acts.
Where else “derachayim” appears- is richעָשִׁירashir
rich
Rich.
Where else “ashir” appears
The context
5Evil men do not understand justice, but those who seek YHWH understand everything.
6 · This verse (above)
7Whoever keeps instruction is an understanding son, but a companion of gluttons shames his father.