Proverbs 12:3 — King James Version← Study notes

“A man shall not be established by wickedness: but the root of the righteous shall not be moved.”

Proverbs 12:3 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Proverbs 12:38 words

HebrewMeaning

לֹאlōʾ

ereparticleH3808

before · or else · except · ig ···

יִכּ֣וֹןyikwōn

certainverbH3559

confirm · direct · faithfulness · fashion ···

אָדָ֣םʾādām

man (meannounH120

another · hypocrite · common sort · low ···

בְּ/רֶ֑שַׁעbərešaʿ

iniquitypronH7562

wicked

וְ/שֹׁ֥רֶשׁwəšōreš

bottomconjH8328

deep · heel · root

צַ֝דִּיקִ֗יםṣadiyqiym

justadjH6662

lawful · righteous

בַּלbal

lestparticleH1077

neither · no · none · not ···

יִמּֽוֹטyimwōṭ

be carriedverbH4131

cast · be out of course · be fallen in decay · exceedingly ···

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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