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The wayדֶּרֶךְof the wickedרְשָׁעִיםis likeכָּdeep darkness;אֲפֵלָהthey do notלֹאknowיָדְעוּover whatבַּמֶּהthey stumble.יִכָּשֵׁלוּ
Proverbs 4:19
Study it in the app“The way of the wicked is like deep darkness; they do not know over what they stumble.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Proverbs 4:19, word by word
- The wayדֶּרֶךְderech
manner
The way one lives and acts.
Where else “derech” appears- of the wickedרְשָׁעִיםreshaim
wicked
One who does evil, the opposite of the righteous.
Where else “reshaim” appears- deep darknessאֲפֵלָהafela
thick darkness
Very thick darkness.
Where else “afela” appears- knowיָדְעוּyadu
know
To know something, realize.
Where else “yadu” appears- they stumbleיִכָּשֵׁלוּyikashelu
stumble
To lose one's balance while walking until one falls.
Where else “yikashelu” appears
The context
18But the path of the righteous is like the light of brightness, going on and shining until full day.
19 · This verse (above)
20My son, to my words be attentive; to my sayings incline your ear.