Proverbs 14:2 — King James Version← Study notes

“He that walketh in his uprightness feareth the Lord: but he that is perverse in his ways despiseth him.”

Proverbs 14:2 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Proverbs 14:27 words

HebrewMeaning

הוֹלֵ֣ךְhwōlēkə

alongverbH1980

apace · behave · come · continually ···

בְּ֭/יָשְׁר/וֹbəyāšərwō

equitypronH3476

meet · right · upright

יְרֵ֣אyərēʾ

afraidadjH3373

fear

יְהוָ֑הyəhwāh

LORDnounH3068

the Lord. Compare

וּ/נְל֖וֹזwnəlwōz

departconjH3868

froward · perverse

דְּרָכָ֣י/וdərākāyw

alongnounH1870

away · because of · by · conversation ···

בּוֹזֵֽ/הוּbwōzēhw

despiseverbH959

disdain · contemn · think to scorn · vile person

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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