Proverbs 15:9 — King James Version← Study notes

“The way of the wicked is an abomination unto the Lord: but he loveth him that followeth after righteousness.”

Proverbs 15:9 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Proverbs 15:97 words

HebrewMeaning

תּוֹעֲבַ֣תtwōʿăbat

abominable (customnounH8441

thing) · abomination

יְ֭הוָהyəhwāh

LORDnounH3068

the Lord. Compare

דֶּ֣רֶךְderekə

alongnounH1870

away · because of · by · conversation ···

רָשָׁ֑עrāšāʿ

guiltyadjH7563

condemned · ungodly · wicked · that did wrong

וּ/מְרַדֵּ֖ףwməradēp

chaseconjH7291

put to flight · follow (after · on) · hunt ···

צְדָקָ֣הṣədāqāh

justicenounH6666

moderately · right (act · -ly · -ness)

יֶאֱהָֽבyeʾĕhāb

love(-dverbH157

-ly · -r) · like · friend

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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