Proverbs 15:19 — King James Version← Study notes

“The way of the slothful man is as an hedge of thorns: but the way of the righteous is made plain.”

Proverbs 15:19 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Proverbs 15:197 words

HebrewMeaning

דֶּ֣רֶךְderekə

alongnounH1870

away · because of · by · conversation ···

עָ֭צֵלʿāṣēl

slothfuladjH6102

sluggard

כִּ/מְשֻׂ֣כַתkiməśukat

hedgepronH4881

חָ֑דֶקḥādeq

briernounH2312

thorn

וְ/אֹ֖רַחwəʾōraḥ

mannerconjH734

path · race · rank · traveller ···

יְשָׁרִ֣יםyəšāriym

convenientadjH3477

equity · Jasher · just · meet ···

סְלֻלָֽהsəlulāh

cast upverbH5549

exalt · extol · make plain · raise up

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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