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1 Whoever loves correction loves knowledge, but he who hates reproof is stupid.

2 A good man shall obtain favor from Yahweh, but he will condemn a man of wicked devices.

3 A man shall not be established by wickedness, but the root of the righteous shall not be moved.

4 A worthy woman is the crown of her husband, but a disgraceful wife is as rottenness in his bones.

5 The thoughts of the righteous are just, but the advice of the wicked is deceitful.

6 The words of the wicked are about lying in wait for blood, but the speech of the upright rescues them.

7 The wicked are overthrown, and are no more, but the house of the righteous shall stand.

8 A man shall be commended according to his wisdom, but he who has a warped mind shall be despised.

9 Better is he who is lightly esteemed, and has a servant, than he who honors himself, and lacks bread.

10 A righteous man respects the life of his animal, but the tender mercies of the wicked are cruel.

11 He who tills his land shall have plenty of bread, but he who chases fantasies is void of understanding.

12 The wicked desires the plunder of evil men, but the root of the righteous flourishes.

13 An evil man is trapped by sinfulness of lips, but the righteous shall come out of trouble.

14 A man shall be satisfied with good by the fruit of his mouth. The work of a man’s hands shall be rewarded to him.

15 The way of a fool is right in his own eyes, but he who is wise listens to counsel.

16 A fool shows his annoyance the same day, but one who overlooks an insult is prudent.

17 He who is truthful testifies honestly, but a false witness lies.

18 There is one who speaks rashly like the piercing of a sword, but the tongue of the wise heals.

19 Truth’s lips will be established forever, but a lying tongue is only momentary.

20 Deceit is in the heart of those who plot evil, but joy comes to the promoters of peace.

21 No mischief shall happen to the righteous, but the wicked shall be filled with evil.

22 Lying lips are an abomination to Yahweh, but those who do the truth are his delight.

23 A prudent man keeps his knowledge, but the hearts of fools proclaim foolishness.

24 The hands of the diligent ones shall rule, but laziness ends in slave labor.

25 Anxiety in a man’s heart weighs it down, but a kind word makes it glad.

26 A righteous person is cautious in friendship, but the way of the wicked leads them astray.

27 The slothful man doesn’t roast his game, but the possessions of diligent men are prized.

28 In the way of righteousness is life; in its path there is no death.

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Hebrew interlinear — Proverbs 12:1–28 (201 words)
1
  1. אֹהֵ֣בʾōhēbahab: to have affection for (sexually or otherwise)H157
  2. מ֭וּסָרmûsormuwcar: (properly) chastisement; (figuratively) reproof, warning or instructionH4148
  3. אֹ֣הֵֽבʾōhēbahab: to have affection for (sexually or otherwise)H157
  4. דָּ֑עַתdāʿatda`ath: knowledgeH1847
  5. וְשׂוֹנֵ֖אwĕśônēʾsane': to hate (personally)H8130
  6. תוֹכַ֣חַתtôkaḥattowkechah: chastisement; figuratively (by words) correction, refutation, proof (even in defence)H8433
  7. בָּֽעַר׃bāʿarba`ar: (properly) foot (as consumed); (by extension) of cattle brutishnessH1198
2
  1. ט֗וֹבṭôbtowb: good (as an adjective) in the widest senseH2896
  2. יָפִ֣יקyāpîqpuwq: to issue, i.e. furnish; causatively, to secureH6329
  3. רָ֭צוֹןrāṣônratsown: delight (especially as shown)H7522
  4. מֵיְהוָ֑הmêhwâYhovah: (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodH3068
  5. וְאִ֖ישׁwĕʾîšiysh: a man as an individual or a male personH376
  6. מְזִמּ֣וֹתmĕzimmôtmzimmah: a plan, usually evil (machination), sometimes good (sagacity)H4209
  7. יַרְשִֽׁיעַ׃yaršîaʿrasha`: to be wrong; (causatively) to do or declare wrongH7561
3
  1. לֹאlōʾlo': (the simple or absolute negation) not; (by implication) noH3808
  2. יִכּ֣וֹןyikkônkuwn: (properly) to be erect (i.e. stand perpendicular)H3559
  3. אָדָ֣םʾādāmadam: ruddy i.e. a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.)H120
  4. בְּרֶ֑שַׁעbĕrešaʿresha`: a wrong (especially moral)H7562
  5. וְשֹׁ֥רֶשׁwĕšōrešsheresh: a root (literally or figuratively)H8328
  6. צַ֝דִּיקִ֗יםṣaddîqîmtsaddiyq: justH6662
  7. בַּלbalbal: (properly) a failure; (by implication) nothingH1077
  8. יִמּֽוֹט׃yimmôṭmowt: to waver; (by implication) , to slip, shake, fallH4131
4
  1. אֵֽשֶׁתʾēšetishshah: irregular plural, nashiym {naw-sheem'}; a woman (used in the same wide sense as H0582)H802
  2. חַ֭יִלḥayilchayil: probably a force, whether of men, means or other resourcesH2428
  3. עֲטֶ֣רֶתʿăṭeret`atarah: a crownH5850
  4. בַּעְלָ֑הּbaʿlāhba`al: a masterH1167
  5. וּכְרָקָ֖בûkĕrāqābraqab: decay (by caries)H7538
  6. בְּעַצְמוֹתָ֣יוbĕʿaṣmôtāyw`etsem: a bone (as strong); by extension, the bodyH6106
  7. מְבִישָֽׁה׃mĕbîšâbuwsh: (properly) to pale; (by implication) to be ashamedH954
5
  1. מַחְשְׁב֣וֹתmaḥšĕbôtmachashabah: a contrivance; (concretely) a texture, machineH4284
  2. צַדִּיקִ֣יםṣaddîqîmtsaddiyq: justH6662
  3. מִשְׁפָּ֑טmišpāṭmishpat: (properly) a verdict (favorable or unfavorable) pronounced judicially, especially a sentence or formal decree...H4941
  4. תַּחְבֻּל֖וֹתtaḥbulôttachbulah: (properly, only in plural) steerage (as the management of steering ropes on a ship)H8458
  5. רְשָׁעִ֣יםrĕšāʿîmrasha`: morally wrong; (concretely) an (actively) bad personH7563
  6. מִרְמָֽה׃mirmâmirmah: fraudH4820
6
  1. דִּבְרֵ֣יdibrêdabar: a word; (by implication) a matter (as spoken of) or thingH1697
  2. רְשָׁעִ֣יםrĕšāʿîmrasha`: morally wrong; (concretely) an (actively) bad personH7563
  3. אֱרָבʾĕrābarab: to lurkH693
  4. דָּ֑םdāmdam: blood (as that which when shed causes death) of man or an animalH1818
  5. וּפִ֥יûpîpeh: the mouth (as the means of blowing), whether literal or figurative (particularly speech)H6310
  6. יְ֝שָׁרִ֗יםyĕšārîmyashar: straightH3477
  7. יַצִּילֵֽם׃yaṣṣîlēmnatsal: to snatch away, whether in a good or a bad senseH5337
7
  1. הָפ֣וֹךְhāpôkhaphak: to turn about or over; (by implication) to change, overturn, return, pervertH2015
  2. רְשָׁעִ֣יםrĕšāʿîmrasha`: morally wrong; (concretely) an (actively) bad personH7563
  3. וְאֵינָ֑םwĕʾênāmayin: a non-entity; (generally) used as a negative particleH369
  4. וּבֵ֖יתûbêtbayith: a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)H1004
  5. צַדִּיקִ֣יםṣaddîqîmtsaddiyq: justH6662
  6. יַעֲמֹֽד׃yaʿămōd`amad: to stand, in various relations (literal and figurative, intransitive and transitive)H5975
8
  1. לְֽפִיlĕpîpeh: the mouth (as the means of blowing), whether literal or figurative (particularly speech)H6310
  2. שִׂ֭כְלוֹśiklôsekel: intelligence; (by implication) successH7922
  3. יְהֻלַּלyĕhullalhalal: to be clear (orig. of sound, but usually of color)H1984
  4. אִ֑ישׁʾîšiysh: a man as an individual or a male personH376
  5. וְנַעֲוֵהwĕnaʿăwē`avah: to crook, literally or figuratively (as follows)H5753
  6. לֵ֝֗בlēbleb: the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellectH3820
  7. יִהְיֶ֥הyihyehayah: to exist; to be or becomeH1961
  8. לָבֽוּז׃lābûzbuwz: disrespectH937
9
  1. ט֣וֹבṭôbtowb: good (as an adjective) in the widest senseH2896
  2. נִ֭קְלֶהniqleqalah: to be light (as implied in rapid motion), but figuratively, only (be (causatively, hold) in contempt)H7034
  3. וְעֶ֣בֶדwĕʿebed`ebed: a servantH5650
  4. ל֑וֹlô
  5. מִ֝מְּתַכַּבֵּ֗דmimmĕtakkabbēdkabad: to be heavy, i.e. in a bad sense (burdensome, severe, dull) or in a good sense (numerous, rich, honorableH3513
  6. וַחֲסַרwaḥăsarchacer: lacking; (hence) withoutH2638
  7. לָֽחֶם׃lāḥemlechem: food (for man or beast), especially bread, or grain (for making it)H3899
10
  1. יוֹדֵ֣עַyôdēaʿyada`: to know; (properly) to ascertain by seeingH3045
  2. צַ֭דִּיקṣaddîqtsaddiyq: justH6662
  3. נֶ֣פֶשׁnepešnephesh: (properly) a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitalityH5315
  4. בְּהֶמְתּ֑וֹbĕhemtôbhemah: (properly) a dumb beast; especially any large quadruped or animal (often collective)H929
  5. וְֽרַחֲמֵ֥יwĕraḥămêracham: compassion (in the plural); (by extension) the womb (as cherishing the fetus)H7356
  6. רְ֝שָׁעִ֗יםrĕšāʿîmrasha`: morally wrong; (concretely) an (actively) bad personH7563
  7. אַכְזָרִֽי׃ʾakzārîakzariy: terribleH394
11
  1. עֹבֵ֣דʿōbēd`abad: to work (in any sense); (by implication) to serve, tillH5647
  2. אַ֭דְמָתוֹʾadmātôadamah: soil (from its general redness)H127
  3. יִֽשְׂבַּֽעyiśĕbbaʿsaba`: to sate, i.e. fill to satisfaction (literally or figuratively)H7646
  4. לָ֑חֶםlāḥemlechem: food (for man or beast), especially bread, or grain (for making it)H3899
  5. וּמְרַדֵּ֖ףûmĕraddēpradaph: to run after (usually with hostile intentH7291
  6. רֵיקִ֣יםrêqîmreyq: empty; (figuratively) worthlessH7386
  7. חֲסַרḥăsarchacer: lacking; (hence) withoutH2638
  8. לֵֽב׃lēbleb: the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellectH3820
12
  1. חָמַ֣דḥāmadchamad: to delight inH2530
  2. רָ֭שָׁעrāšoʿrasha`: morally wrong; (concretely) an (actively) bad personH7563
  3. מְצ֣וֹדmĕṣôdmatsowd: a net (for capturing animals or fishes); (by interchange for H4679) a fastness or (beseiging) towerH4685
  4. רָעִ֑יםrāʿîmra`: bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral)H7451
  5. וְשֹׁ֖רֶשׁwĕšōrešsheresh: a root (literally or figuratively)H8328
  6. צַדִּיקִ֣יםṣaddîqîmtsaddiyq: justH6662
  7. יִתֵּֽן׃yittēnnathan: to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)H5414
13
  1. בְּפֶ֣שַׁעbĕpešaʿpesha`: a revolt (national, moral or religious)H6588
  2. שְׂ֭פָתַיִםśĕpātayimsaphah: the lip (as a natural boundary); (by implication) languageH8193
  3. מוֹקֵ֣שׁmôqēšmowqesh: (literally or figuratively) a noose (for catching animals)H4170
  4. רָ֑עrāʿra`: bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral)H7451
  5. וַיֵּצֵ֖אwayyēṣēʾyatsa': to go out; (causatively) to bring outH3318
  6. מִצָּרָ֣הmiṣṣārâtsarah: tightness (i.e. figuratively, trouble); transitively, a female rivalH6869
  7. צַדִּֽיק׃ṣaddîqtsaddiyq: justH6662
14
  1. מִפְּרִ֣יmippĕrîpriy: fruit (literally or figuratively)H6529
  2. פִיpîpeh: the mouth (as the means of blowing), whether literal or figurative (particularly speech)H6310
  3. אִ֭ישׁʾîšiysh: a man as an individual or a male personH376
  4. יִשְׂבַּעyiśbaʿsaba`: to sate, i.e. fill to satisfaction (literally or figuratively)H7646
  5. ט֑וֹבṭôbtowb: good (as an adjective) in the widest senseH2896
  6. וּגְמ֥וּלûgĕmûlgmuwl: treatment, i.e. an act (of good or ill); (by implication) service or requitalH1576
  7. יְדֵיyĕdêyad: a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.), in distinction from H3709, the closed one)H3027
  8. אָ֝דָ֗םʾādāmadam: ruddy i.e. a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.)H120
  9. יָשִׁ֥ובyāšiwbshuwb: to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the...H7725
15
  1. דֶּ֣רֶךְderekderek: a road (as trodden); (figuratively) a course of life or mode of action, often adverbH1870
  2. אֱ֭וִילʾĕwîleviyl: (figuratively) sillyH191
  3. יָשָׁ֣רyāšāryashar: straightH3477
  4. בְּעֵינָ֑יוbĕʿênāyw`ayin: an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)H5869
  5. וְשֹׁמֵ֖עַwĕšōmēaʿshama`: to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etcH8085
  6. לְעֵצָ֣הlĕʿēṣâ`etsah: advice; (by implication) planH6098
  7. חָכָֽם׃ḥākāmchakam: wise, (i.e. intelligent, skilful or artful)H2450
16
  1. אֱוִ֗ילʾĕwîleviyl: (figuratively) sillyH191
  2. בַּ֭יּוֹםbayyômyowm: a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or...H3117
  3. יִוָּדַ֣עyiwwādaʿyada`: to know; (properly) to ascertain by seeingH3045
  4. כַּעְס֑וֹkaʿsôka`ac: vexationH3708
  5. וְכֹסֶ֖הwĕkōsekacah: (properly) to plump, i.e. fill up hollowsH3680
  6. קָל֣וֹןqālônqalown: disgrace; (by implication) the pudendaH7036
  7. עָרֽוּם׃ʿārûm`aruwm: cunning (usually in a bad sense)H6175
17
  1. יָפִ֣יחַyāpîaḥpuwach: to puff, i.e. blow with the breath or airH6315
  2. אֱ֭מוּנָהʾĕmûnâemuwnah: literally firmness; figuratively securityH530
  3. יַגִּ֣ידyaggîdnagad: (properly) to front, i.e. stand boldly out oppositeH5046
  4. צֶ֑דֶקṣedeqtsedeq: the right (natural, moral or legal); (abstractly) equityH6664
  5. וְעֵ֖דwĕʿēd`ed: concretely, a witness; abstractly, testimonyH5707
  6. שְׁקָרִ֣יםšĕqārîmsheqer: an untruth; (by implication, often adverbial) a fraud or deceit (i.e. fraudulently, deceitfully)H8267
  7. מִרְמָֽה׃mirmâmirmah: fraudH4820
18
  1. יֵ֣שׁyēšyesh: entity; used adverbially or as a copula for the substantive verb (H1961)H3426
  2. בּ֭וֹטֶהbôṭebata': to babble; (hence) to vociferate angrilyH981
  3. כְּמַדְקְר֣וֹתkĕmadqĕrôtmadqarah: a woundH4094
  4. חָ֑רֶבḥārebchereb: drought; also a cutting instrument (from its destructive effect), as a knife, sword, or other sharp implementH2719
  5. וּלְשׁ֖וֹןûlĕšônlashown: the tongue (of man or animals), used literally (as the instrument of licking, eating, or speech), and...H3956
  6. חֲכָמִ֣יםḥăkāmîmchakam: wise, (i.e. intelligent, skilful or artful)H2450
  7. מַרְפֵּֽא׃marpēʾmarpe': (properly) curative; (literally, concretely) a medicineH4832
19
  1. שְֽׂפַתśĕpatsaphah: the lip (as a natural boundary); (by implication) languageH8193
  2. אֱ֭מֶתʾĕmetemeth: stability; (figuratively) certainty, truth, trustworthinessH571
  3. תִּכּ֣וֹןtikkônkuwn: (properly) to be erect (i.e. stand perpendicular)H3559
  4. לָעַ֑דlāʿad`ad: (properly) a (peremptory) terminusH5703
  5. וְעַדwĕʿad`ad: (properly) a (peremptory) terminusH5704
  6. אַ֝רְגִּ֗יעָהʾargîʿâraga`: (properly) to toss violently and suddenly (the sea with waves, the skin with boils)H7280
  7. לְשׁ֣וֹןlĕšônlashown: the tongue (of man or animals), used literally (as the instrument of licking, eating, or speech), and...H3956
  8. שָֽׁקֶר׃šāqersheqer: an untruth; (by implication, often adverbial) a fraud or deceit (i.e. fraudulently, deceitfully)H8267
20
  1. מִ֭רְמָהmirmâmirmah: fraudH4820
  2. בְּלֶבbĕlebleb: the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellectH3820
  3. חֹ֣רְשֵׁיḥōrĕšêcharash: to scratch; (by implication) to engrave, ploughH2790
  4. רָ֑עrāʿra`: bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral)H7451
  5. וּֽלְיֹעֲצֵ֖יûlĕyōʿăṣêya`ats: to advise; (reflexively) to deliberate or resolveH3289
  6. שָׁל֣וֹםšālômshalowm: safe; (figuratively) well, happy, friendlyH7965
  7. שִׂמְחָֽה׃śimḥâsimchah: blithesomeness or glee, (religious or festival)H8057
21
  1. לֹאlōʾlo': (the simple or absolute negation) not; (by implication) noH3808
  2. יְאֻנֶּ֣הyĕʾunneanah: to approach; (hence) to meet in various sensesH579
  3. לַצַּדִּ֣יקlaṣṣaddîqtsaddiyq: justH6662
  4. כָּלkālkol: (properly) the whole; (hence) all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)H3605
  5. אָ֑וֶןʾāwenaven: (strictly) nothingness; (also) trouble, vanity, wickednessH205
  6. וּ֝רְשָׁעִ֗יםûrĕšāʿîmrasha`: morally wrong; (concretely) an (actively) bad personH7563
  7. מָ֣לְאוּmālĕʾûmale': to fill or (intransitively) be full of, in a wide application (literally and figuratively)H4390
  8. רָֽע׃rāʿra`: bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral)H7451
22
  1. תּוֹעֲבַ֣תtôʿăbattow`ebah: (properly) something disgusting; (morally, as noun) an abhorrenceH8441
  2. יְ֭הוָהyĕhwâYhovah: (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodH3068
  3. שִׂפְתֵיśiptêsaphah: the lip (as a natural boundary); (by implication) languageH8193
  4. שָׁ֑קֶרšāqersheqer: an untruth; (by implication, often adverbial) a fraud or deceit (i.e. fraudulently, deceitfully)H8267
  5. וְעֹשֵׂ֖יwĕʿōśê`asah: to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application (as follows)H6213
  6. אֱמוּנָ֣הʾĕmûnâemuwnah: literally firmness; figuratively securityH530
  7. רְצוֹנֽוֹ׃rĕṣônôratsown: delight (especially as shown)H7522
23
  1. אָדָ֣םʾādāmadam: ruddy i.e. a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.)H120
  2. עָ֭רוּםʿārûm`aruwm: cunning (usually in a bad sense)H6175
  3. כֹּ֣סֶהkōsekacah: (properly) to plump, i.e. fill up hollowsH3680
  4. דָּ֑עַתdāʿatda`ath: knowledgeH1847
  5. וְלֵ֥בwĕlēbleb: the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellectH3820
  6. כְּ֝סִילִ֗יםkĕsîlîmkciyl: (properly) fat, i.e. (figuratively) stupid or sillyH3684
  7. יִקְרָ֥אyiqrāʾqara': to call out to (i.e. properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications)H7121
  8. אִוֶּֽלֶת׃ʾiwweletivveleth: sillinessH200
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  1. יַדyadyad: a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.), in distinction from H3709, the closed one)H3027
  2. חָרוּצִ֥יםḥārûṣîmcharuwts: (properly) incised or (active) incisiveH2742
  3. תִּמְשׁ֑וֹלtimšôlmashal: to ruleH4910
  4. וּ֝רְמִיָּ֗הûrĕmiyyârmiyah: remissness, treacheryH7423
  5. תִּהְיֶ֥הtihyehayah: to exist; to be or becomeH1961
  6. לָמַֽס׃lāmasmac: (properly) a burden (as causing to faint), i.e. a tax in the form of forced laborH4522
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  1. דְּאָגָ֣הdĕʾāgâd'agah: anxietyH1674
  2. בְלֶבbĕlebleb: the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellectH3820
  3. אִ֣ישׁʾîšiysh: a man as an individual or a male personH376
  4. יַשְׁחֶ֑נָּהyašḥennâshachah: to depress, i.e. prostrate (especially reflexive, in homage to royalty or God)H7812
  5. וְדָבָ֖רwĕdābārdabar: a word; (by implication) a matter (as spoken of) or thingH1697
  6. ט֣וֹבṭôbtowb: good (as an adjective) in the widest senseH2896
  7. יְשַׂמְּחֶֽנָּה׃yĕśammĕḥennâsamach: probably to brighten up, i.e. (figuratively) be (causatively, make) blithe or gleesomeH8055
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  1. יָתֵ֣רyātērtuwr: to meander (causatively, guide) about, especially for trade or reconnoitringH8446
  2. מֵרֵעֵ֣הוּmērēʿēhûrea`: an associate (more or less close)H7453
  3. צַדִּ֑יקṣaddîqtsaddiyq: justH6662
  4. וְדֶ֖רֶךְwĕderekderek: a road (as trodden); (figuratively) a course of life or mode of action, often adverbH1870
  5. רְשָׁעִ֣יםrĕšāʿîmrasha`: morally wrong; (concretely) an (actively) bad personH7563
  6. תַּתְעֵֽם׃tatʿēmta`ah: to vacillate, i.e. reel or stray (literally or figuratively)H8582
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  1. לֹאlōʾlo': (the simple or absolute negation) not; (by implication) noH3808
  2. יַחֲרֹ֣ךְyaḥărōkcharak: to braid (i.e. to entangle or snare) or catch (game) in a netH2760
  3. רְמִיָּ֣הrĕmiyyârmiyah: remissness, treacheryH7423
  4. צֵיד֑וֹṣêdôtsayid: the chase; (also) game (thus taken)H6718
  5. וְהוֹןwĕhônhown: wealth; (by implication) enoughH1952
  6. אָדָ֖םʾādāmadam: ruddy i.e. a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.)H120
  7. יָקָ֣רyāqāryaqar: valuableH3368
  8. חָרֽוּץ׃ḥārûṣcharuwts: (properly) incised or (active) incisiveH2742
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  1. בְּאֹֽרַחbĕʾōraḥorach: (literally or figuratively) a well-trodden roadH734
  2. צְדָקָ֥הṣĕdāqâtsdaqah: rightness (abstractly), subjectively (rectitude), objectively (justice), morally (virtue) or figuratively...H6666
  3. חַיִּ֑יםḥayyîmchay: alive; (hence) raw (flesh)H2416
  4. וְדֶ֖רֶךְwĕderekderek: a road (as trodden); (figuratively) a course of life or mode of action, often adverbH1870
  5. נְתִיבָ֣הnĕtîbânathiyb: a (beaten) trackH5410
  6. אַלʾalal: (qualified negation) not (used as a deprecative)H408
  7. מָֽוֶת׃māwetmaveth: death (natural or violent); (concretely) the dead, their place or state (hades)H4194

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Strong's words in Proverbs 12 (6)
Strong's H6662 — צַ֝דִּיקִ֗ים (ṣaddîqîm)
tsaddiyq (tsad-deek') adj. 1. just [from H6663] KJV: just, lawful, righteous (man). Root(s): H6663. Appears 8 times in Proverbs 12.
Strong's H7563 — רְשָׁעִ֣ים (rĕšāʿîm)
rasha` (raw-shaw') adj. 1. morally wrong 2. (concretely) an (actively) bad person [from H7561] KJV: + condemned, guilty, ungodly, wicked (man), that did wrong. Root(s): H7561. Appears 7 times in Proverbs 12.
Strong's H3820 — לֵ֝֗ב (lēb)
leb (labe) n-m. 1. the heart 2. also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect 3. likewise for the centre of anything [a form of H3824] KJV: + care for, comfortably, consent, X considered, courag(-eous), friend(-ly), ((broken-), (hard-), (merry-), (stiff-), (stout-), double) heart((-ed)), X heed, X I, kindly, midst, mind(-ed), X regard((-ed)), X themselves, X unawares, understanding, X well, willingly, wisdom. Root(s): H3824. Appears 5 times in Proverbs 12.
Strong's H120 — אָדָ֣ם (ʾādām)
adam (aw-dawm') n-m. 1. ruddy i.e. a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.) [from H119] KJV: X another, + hypocrite, + common sort, X low, man (mean, of low degree), person. Root(s): H119. Appears 4 times in Proverbs 12.
Strong's H2896 — ט֗וֹב (ṭôb)
towb (tobe) adj. 1. good (as an adjective) in the widest sense 2. 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 3. the good, goods or good things, good men or women), also as an adverb (well) [from H2895] KJV: beautiful, best, better, bountiful, cheerful, at ease, X fair (word), (be in) favour, fine, glad, good (deed, -lier, -liest, -ly, -ness, -s), graciously, joyful, kindly, kindness, liketh (best), loving, merry, X most, pleasant, + pleaseth, pleasure, precious, prosperity, ready, sweet, wealth, welfare, (be) well (-favoured). Root(s): H2895. Appears 4 times in Proverbs 12.
Strong's H376 — וְאִ֖ישׁ (wĕʾîš)
iysh (eesh) n-m. 1. a man as an individual or a male person 2. often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation) [contracted for H582 (or perhaps rather from an unused root meaning to be extant)] KJV: also, another, any (man), a certain, + champion, consent, each, every (one), fellow, (foot-, husband-)man, (good-, great, mighty) man, he, high (degree), him (that is), husband, man(-kind), + none, one, people, person, + steward, what (man) soever, whoso(-ever), worthy. Root(s): H582 Compare: H802. Appears 4 times in Proverbs 12.

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“Not from men, but with the Lord, will he obtain favour.”

— Hippolytus (3rd century) on Proverbs 12:2
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