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Proverbs 4:19
| ← Proverbs 4:18 | Proverbs 4:19 (KJV) | Proverbs 4:20 → |
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But the path of the just [is] as the shining light, that shineth more and more unto the perfect day.
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The way of the wicked [is] as darkness: they know not at what they stumble.
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My son, attend to my words; incline thine ear unto my sayings.
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Verse Text
The wayH1870 of the wickedH7563 is as darknessH653: they knowH3045 not at what they stumbleH3782.
דֶּרֶךְ רְשָׁעִים כָּאֲפֵלָה לֹא יָדְעוּ בַּמֶּה יִכָּשֵׁלוּ׃ פ
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Morphology | Gloss |
|---|---|---|---|---|
דֶּ֣רֶךְ |
De.rekh | H1870 | HNcbsc | (the) way of |
רְ֭שָׁעִים |
Re.sha.'im | H7563 | HAampa | wicked (people) |
כָּֽ/אֲפֵלָ֑ה |
ka./'a.fe.Lah | H653 | HRd/Ncfsa | (is) like (the)/ darkness |
לֹ֥א |
lo' | H3808 | HTn | not |
יָ֝דְע֗וּ |
ya.de.'U | H3045 | HVqp3cp | they know |
בַּ/מֶּ֥ה |
ba./Meh | H4100 | HR/Ti | on/ what? |
יִכָּשֵֽׁלוּ |
yi.ka.She.lu | H3782 | HVNi3mp | are they stumbling |
- H653 — אֲפֵלָה (ʼăphêlâh, af-ay-law'): feminine of אָפֵל; duskiness, figuratively, misfortune; concrete, concealment; dark, darkness, gloominess, [idiom] thick.
- H1870 — דֶּרֶךְ (derek, deh'-rek): from דָּרַךְ; a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb; along, away, because of, [phrase] by, conversation, custom, (east-) ward, journey, manner, passenger, through, toward, (high-) (path-) way(-side), whither(-soever).
- H3045 — יָדַע (yâdaʻ, yaw-dah'): a primitive root; to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including observation, care, recognition; and causatively, instruction, designation, punishment, etc.); acknowledge, acquaintance(-ted with), advise, answer, appoint, assuredly, be aware, (un-) awares, can(-not), certainly, comprehend, consider, [idiom] could they, cunning, declare, be diligent, (can, cause to) discern, discover, endued with, familiar friend, famous, feel, can have, be (ig-) norant, instruct, kinsfolk, kinsman, (cause to let, make) know, (come to give, have, take) knowledge, have (knowledge), (be, make, make to be, make self) known, [phrase] be learned, [phrase] lie by man, mark, perceive, privy to, [idiom] prognosticator, regard, have respect, skilful, shew, can (man of) skill, be sure, of a surety, teach, (can) tell, understand, have (understanding), [idiom] will be, wist, wit, wot.
- H3782 — כָּשַׁל (kâshal, kaw-shal'): a primitive root; to totter or waver (through weakness of the legs, especially the ankle); by implication, to falter, stumble, faint or fall; bereave (from the margin), cast down, be decayed, (cause to) fail, (cause, make to) fall (down, -ing), feeble, be (the) ruin(-ed, of), (be) overthrown, (cause to) stumble, [idiom] utterly, be weak.
- H7563 — רָשָׁע (râshâʻ, raw-shaw'): from רָשַׁע; morally wrong; concretely, an (actively) bad person; [phrase] condemned, guilty, ungodly, wicked (man), that did wrong.
The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Hebrew (Westminster Leningrad Codex) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:
- H3808 — לֹא (lôʼ, lo): or לוֹא; or לֹה; (Deuteronomy 3:11), a primitive particle; not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles; [idiom] before, [phrase] or else, ere, [phrase] except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never, no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), ([idiom] as though...,(can-), for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, [phrase] surely, [phrase] as truly as, [phrase] of a truth, [phrase] verily, for want, [phrase] whether, without.
- H4100 — מָה (mâh, maw): or מַה; or מָ; or מַ; also מֶה; a primitive particle; properly, interrogative what? (including how? why? when?); but also exclamation, what! (including how!), or indefinitely what (including whatever, and even relatively, that which); often used with prefixes in various adverbial or conjunctive senses; how (long, oft, (-soever)), (no-) thing, what (end, good, purpose, thing), whereby(-fore, -in, -to, -with), (for) why.
Reciprocal references (28): Exodus 10:21, Exodus 14:20, Deuteronomy 32:35, Judges 20:34, 2 Samuel 3:1, Esther 8:16, Job 19:8, Job 22:11, Job 24:13, Job 38:15, Psalms 1:1, Psalms 35:6, Psalms 82:5, Psalms 88:6, Psalms 146:9, Proverbs 2:13, Proverbs 4:12, Proverbs 13:15, Proverbs 15:9, Ecclesiastes 2:13, Nahum 1:8, Zechariah 14:6, Matthew 25:8, Luke 11:36, John 11:10, 1 John 1:6, Revelation 18:23, Revelation 22:5
Related Topics
- Thompson Chain: LIGHT-DARKNESS
- Nave’s: BLINDNESS, WISDOM, YOUNG MEN
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