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Proverbs 14:19

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The simple inherit folly: but the prudent are crowned with knowledge.	The evil bow before the good; and the wicked at the gates of the righteous.	The poor is hated even of his own neighbour: but the rich [hath] many friends.

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

The evil^H7451 bow^H7817 before^H6440 the good^H2896; and the wicked^H7563 at the gates^H8179 of the righteous^H6662.

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Original Hebrew

שַׁחוּ רָעִים לִפְנֵי טֹובִים וּרְשָׁעִים עַל־שַׁעֲרֵי צַדִּיק׃

Hebrew	Transliteration	Strong's	Morphology	Gloss
שַׁח֣וּ	sha.Chu	H7817	HVqp3cp	they bow
רָ֭עִים	Ra.'im	H7451	HAampa	evil (people)
לִ/פְנֵ֣י	li/f.Nei	H6440	HR/Ncbpc	(to)/ before
טוֹבִ֑ים	to.Vim	H2896	HAampa	good (people)
וּ֝/רְשָׁעִ֗ים	u./re.sha.'Im	H7563	HC/Aampa	and/ wicked (people)
עַֽל	'al-	H5921	HR	at
שַׁעֲרֵ֥י	sha.'a.Rei	H8179	HNcmpc	(the) gates of
צַדִּֽיק	tza.Dik	H6662	HAamsa	(the) righteous

Source: Westminster Leningrad Codex (MorphHB), TAHOT (Tyndale House)

Strong's References

• H2896 — טוֹב (ṭôwb, tobe): from טוֹב; good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun, both in the masculine and the feminine, the singular and the plural (good, a good or good thing, a good man or woman; the good, goods or good things, good men or women), also as an adverb (well); beautiful, best, better, bountiful, cheerful, at ease, [idiom] fair (word), (be in) favour, fine, glad, good (deed, -lier, -liest, -ly, -ness, -s), graciously, joyful, kindly, kindness, liketh (best), loving, merry, [idiom] most, pleasant, [phrase] pleaseth, pleasure, precious, prosperity, ready, sweet, wealth, welfare, (be) well(-favoured).
• H6440 — פָּנִים (pânîym, paw-neem'): plural (but always as singular) of an unused noun פָּנֶה; from פָּנָה); the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.); [phrase] accept, a-(be-) fore(-time), against, anger, [idiom] as (long as), at, [phrase] battle, [phrase] because (of), [phrase] beseech, countenance, edge, [phrase] employ, endure, [phrase] enquire, face, favour, fear of, for, forefront(-part), form(-er time, -ward), from, front, heaviness, [idiom] him(-self), [phrase] honourable, [phrase] impudent, [phrase] in, it, look(-eth) (-s), [idiom] me, [phrase] meet, [idiom] more than, mouth, of, off, (of) old (time), [idiom] on, open, [phrase] out of, over against, the partial, person, [phrase] please, presence, propect, was purposed, by reason of, [phrase] regard, right forth, [phrase] serve, [idiom] shewbread, sight, state, straight, [phrase] street, [idiom] thee, [idiom] them(-selves), through ([phrase] -out), till, time(-s) past, (un-) to(-ward), [phrase] upon, upside ([phrase] down), with(-in, [phrase] -stand), [idiom] ye, [idiom] you.
• H6662 — צַדִּיק (tsaddîyq, tsad-deek'): from צָדַק; just; just, lawful, righteous (man).
• H7451 — רַע (raʻ, rah): from רָעַע; bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral); adversity, affliction, bad, calamity, [phrase] displease(-ure), distress, evil((-favouredness), man, thing), [phrase] exceedingly, [idiom] great, grief(-vous), harm, heavy, hurt(-ful), ill (favoured), [phrase] mark, mischief(-vous), misery, naught(-ty), noisome, [phrase] not please, sad(-ly), sore, sorrow, trouble, vex, wicked(-ly, -ness, one), worse(-st), wretchedness, wrong. (Incl. feminine raaah; as adjective or noun.).
• H7563 — רָשָׁע (râshâʻ, raw-shaw'): from רָשַׁע; morally wrong; concretely, an (actively) bad person; [phrase] condemned, guilty, ungodly, wicked (man), that did wrong.
• H7817 — שָׁחַח (shâchach, shaw-khakh'): a primitive root; to sink or depress (reflexive or causative); bend, bow (down), bring (cast) down, couch, humble self, be (bring) low, stoop.
• H8179 — שַׁעַר (shaʻar, shah'-ar): from שָׁעַר in its original sense; an opening, i.e. door or gate; city, door, gate, port ([idiom] -er).

The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Hebrew (Westminster Leningrad Codex) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:

• H5921 — עַל (ʻal, al): properly, the same as עַל used as a preposition (in the singular or plural often with prefix, or as conjunction with a particle following); above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications; above, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of, (from) (off), (up-) on, over, than, through(-out), to, touching, [idiom] with.

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