Proverbs 18:5 — King James Version← Study notes

“It is not good to accept the person of the wicked, to overthrow the righteous in judgment.”

Proverbs 18:5 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Proverbs 18:58 words

HebrewMeaning

שְׂאֵ֣תśəʾēt

to lift upverbH5375

advance · arise · (able to · suffer to) bear(-er ···

פְּנֵיpənēy

the face ofnounH6440

accept · against · anger · as ···

רָשָׁ֣עrāšāʿ

a wicked personadjH7563

condemned · ungodly · wicked · that did wrong

לֹאlōʾ

notparticleH3808

before · or else · except · ig ···

ט֑וֹבṭwōb

is goodadjH2896

best · better · bountiful · cheerful ···

לְ/הַטּ֥וֹתləhaṭwōt

to turn asidepronH5186

afternoon · bow (down · -ing) · carry aside ···

צַ֝דִּ֗יקṣadiyq

a righteous personadjH6662

lawful · righteous

בַּ/מִּשְׁפָּֽטbamišəpāṭ

in judgmentpronH4941

adversary · charge · crime · custom ···

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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