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Proverbs 14:12 — King James Version← Study notes

There is a way which seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death.


Proverbs 14:12Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Proverbs 14:128 words
HebrewMeaning
יֵ֤שׁyēš
thereparticleH3426
(he · it · shall · there ···
דֶּ֣רֶךְderekə
is a waynounH1870
away · because of · by · conversation ···
יָ֭שָׁרyāšār
rightadjH3477
equity · Jasher · just · meet ···
לִ/פְנֵיlipənēy
beforepronH6440
accept · against · anger · as ···
אִ֑ישׁʾiyš
a personnounH376
another · any · a certain · champion ···
וְ֝/אַחֲרִיתָ֗/הּwəʾaḥăriytāh
and end itsconjH319
latter) end · hinder -most · length · posterity ···
דַּרְכֵיdarəkēy
is the ways ofnounH1870
away · because of · by · conversation ···
מָֽוֶתmāwet
deathnounH4194
death · die
Words 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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Yuki TanakaNote2mo ago
The Way That Seems Right
'There is a way that appears to be right, but in the end it leads to death.' A path can seem perfectly reasonable and still be destructive. You can have logical reasons, good intentions, and still be ...
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Sofia AndradeNote1mo ago
The Way That Seems Right
There is a way that seems right to a person, but its end is the way of death. This cuts against our modern insistence that sincere conviction is enough, that if something feels true to you, it probabl...
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