Proverbs 14:22 — King James Version← Study notes

“Do they not err that devise evil? but mercy and truth shall be to them that devise good.”

Proverbs 14:22 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Proverbs 14:228 words

HebrewMeaning

הֲֽ/לוֹאhălwōʾ

ereparticleH3808

before · or else · except · ig ···

יִ֭תְעוּyitəʿw

go astrayverbH8582

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

חֹ֣רְשֵׁיḥōrəšēy

ceaseverbH2790

altogether · conceal · be deaf · devise ···

רָ֑עrāʿ

adversityadjH7451

affliction · bad · calamity · displease ···

וְ/חֶ֥סֶדwəḥesed

favourconjH2617

good deed(-liness · -ness) · kindly · kindness ···

וֶ֝/אֱמֶ֗תweʾĕmet

assuredconjH571

establishment · faithful · right · sure ···

חֹ֣רְשֵׁיḥōrəšēy

ceaseverbH2790

altogether · conceal · be deaf · devise ···

טֽוֹבṭwōb

beautifuladjH2896

best · better · bountiful · cheerful ···

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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