Proverbs 12:2 — King James Version← Study notes

“A good man obtaineth favour of the Lord: but a man of wicked devices will he condemn.”

Proverbs 12:2 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Proverbs 12:27 words

HebrewMeaning

ט֗וֹבṭwōb

beautifuladjH2896

best · better · bountiful · cheerful ···

יָפִ֣יקyāpiyq

affordverbH6329

draw out · further · get · obtain

רָ֭צוֹןrāṣwōn

acceptable(-ancenounH7522

-ed) · delight · desire · favour ···

מֵ/יְהוָ֑הmēyəhwāh

LORDpronH3068

the Lord. Compare

וְ/אִ֖ישׁwəʾiyš

manconjH376

another · any · a certain · champion ···

מְזִמּ֣וֹתməzimwōt

devicenounH4209

discretion · intent · witty invention · lewdness ···

יַרְשִֽׁיעַyarəšiyʿa

condemnverbH7561

make trouble · vex · be (commit · deal ···

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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