Proverbs 11:20 — King James Version← Study notes

“They that are of a froward heart are abomination to the Lord: but such as are upright in their way are his delight.”

Proverbs 11:20 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Proverbs 11:207 words

HebrewMeaning

תּוֹעֲבַ֣תtwōʿăbat

abominable (customnounH8441

thing) · abomination

יְ֭הוָהyəhwāh

LORDnounH3068

the Lord. Compare

עִקְּשֵׁיʿiqəšēy

crookedadjH6141

froward · perverse

לֵ֑בlēb

heartnounH3820

care for · consent · considered · courag ···

וּ֝/רְצוֹנ֗/וֹwrəṣwōnwō

acceptable(-anceconjH7522

-ed) · delight · desire · favour ···

תְּמִ֣ימֵיtəmiymēy

without blemishadjH8549

complete · full · perfect · sincerely ···

דָֽרֶךְdārekə

alongnounH1870

away · because of · by · conversation ···

ℹWords are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

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