Proverbs 28:4 — King James Version← Study notes

“They that forsake the law praise the wicked: but such as keep the law contend with them.”

Proverbs 28:4 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Proverbs 28:48 words

HebrewMeaning

עֹזְבֵ֣יʿōzəbēy

commit selfverbH5800

fail · forsake · fortify · help ···

ת֭וֹרָהtwōrāh

lawnounH8451

יְהַֽלְל֣וּyəhaləlw

boastverbH1984

celebrate · commend · (deal · make) ···

רָשָׁ֑עrāšāʿ

guiltyadjH7563

condemned · ungodly · wicked · that did wrong

וְ/שֹׁמְרֵ֥יwəšōmərēy

bewardconjH8104

be circumspect · take heed · keep(-er · self) ···

ת֝וֹרָ֗הtwōrāh

lawnounH8451

יִתְגָּ֥רוּyitəgārw

contendverbH1624

meddle · stir up · strive

בָֽ/םbām

pron

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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