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An abominationתּוֹעֲבַתto the righteousצַדִּיקִיםis a manאִישׁof injustice,עָוֶלandוְan abominationתוֹעֲבַתto the wickedרָשָׁעis the uprightיְשַׁרof way.דָּרֶךְ
Proverbs 29:27
Study it in the app“An abomination to the righteous is a man of injustice, and an abomination to the wicked is the upright of way.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Proverbs 29:27, word by word
- An abominationתּוֹעֲבַתtoavat
abomination
Abomination: something that a people or God rejects with disgust, above all idolatry and the practices God forbids; also a custom another people will not tolerate.
Where else “toavat” appears- to the righteousצַדִּיקִיםtsadikim
righteous
Someone who lives uprightly; also YHWH.
Where else “tsadikim” appears- is a manאִישׁish
man
An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.
Where else “ish” appears- of injusticeעָוֶלavel
injustice, wrong
Injustice; what is crooked, what is not right.
Where else “avel” appears- to the wickedרָשָׁעrasha
wicked
One who does evil, the opposite of the righteous.
Where else “rasha” appears- is the uprightיְשַׁרyeshar
upright
Acting well before YHWH, without bending.
Where else “yeshar” appears- of wayדָּרֶךְdarech
road
The track or route by which one goes from one place to another.
Where else “darech” appears
The context
26Many seek the face of a ruler, but from YHWH comes the judgment of a man.
27 · This verse (above)