Proverbs 12:20 — King James Version← Study notes

“Deceit is in the heart of them that imagine evil: but to the counsellors of peace is joy.”

Proverbs 12:20 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Proverbs 12:207 words

HebrewMeaning

מִ֭רְמָהmirəmāh

craftnounH4820

deceit(-ful · -fully) · false · feigned ···

בְּ/לֶבbəleb

heartpronH3820

care for · consent · considered · courag ···

חֹ֣רְשֵׁיḥōrəšēy

ceaseverbH2790

altogether · conceal · be deaf · devise ···

רָ֑עrāʿ

adversityadjH7451

affliction · bad · calamity · displease ···

וּֽ/לְ/יֹעֲצֵ֖יwləyōʿăṣēy

advertiseconjH3289

take advise · advise · consult · (give ···

שָׁל֣וֹםšālwōm

familiarnounH7965

do · fare · favour · friend ···

שִׂמְחָֽהśiməḥāh

gladnessnounH8057

exceeding · joy · mirth · pleasure ···

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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