Proverbs 11:23 — King James Version← Study notes

“The desire of the righteous is only good: but the expectation of the wicked is wrath.”

Proverbs 11:23 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Proverbs 11:237 words

HebrewMeaning

תַּאֲוַ֣תtaʾăwat

daintynounH8378

desire · exceedingly · greedily · lust ···

צַדִּיקִ֣יםṣadiyqiym

justadjH6662

lawful · righteous

אַךְʾakə

alsoparticleH389

in any wise · at least · but · certainly ···

ט֑וֹבṭwōb

beautifuladjH2896

best · better · bountiful · cheerful ···

תִּקְוַ֖תtiqəwat

expectationnounH8615

hope · live · thing that I long for

רְשָׁעִ֣יםrəšāʿiym

guiltyadjH7563

condemned · ungodly · wicked · that did wrong

עֶבְרָֽהʿebərāh

angernounH5678

rage · wrath

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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