Proverbs 17:15 — King James Version← Study notes

“He that justifieth the wicked, and he that condemneth the just, even they both are abomination to the Lord.”

Proverbs 17:15 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Proverbs 17:158 words

HebrewMeaning

מַצְדִּ֣יקmaṣədiyq

cleanseverbH6663

clear self · (be · do) just(-ice · -ify ···

רָ֭שָׁעrāšāʿ

guiltyadjH7563

condemned · ungodly · wicked · that did wrong

וּ/מַרְשִׁ֣יעַwmarəšiyʿa

condemnconjH7561

make trouble · vex · be (commit · deal ···

צַדִּ֑יקṣadiyq

justadjH6662

lawful · righteous

תּוֹעֲבַ֥תtwōʿăbat

abominable (customnounH8441

thing) · abomination

יְ֝הוָ֗הyəhwāh

LORDnounH3068

the Lord. Compare

גַּםgam

againparticleH1571

alike · also · as · both ...and ···

שְׁנֵי/הֶֽםšənēyhem

bothadjH8147

couple · double · second · twain ···

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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