Proverbs 12:26 — King James Version← Study notes

“The righteous is more excellent than his neighbour: but the way of the wicked seduceth them.”

Proverbs 12:26 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Proverbs 12:266 words

HebrewMeaning

יָתֵ֣רyātēr

chapverbH8446

sent to descry · be excellent · merchant · search ···

מֵ/רֵעֵ֣/הוּmērēʿēhw

brotherpronH7453

companion · fellow · friend · husband ···

צַדִּ֑יקṣadiyq

justadjH6662

lawful · righteous

וְ/דֶ֖רֶךְwəderekə

alongconjH1870

away · because of · by · conversation ···

רְשָׁעִ֣יםrəšāʿiym

guiltyadjH7563

condemned · ungodly · wicked · that did wrong

תַּתְעֵֽ/םtatəʿēm

go astrayverbH8582

deceive · dissemble · (cause to · make to) err ···

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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