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Proverbs 2:12

to deliver you from the way of evil, from the man who speaks perversity,
Proverbs 2:12
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Original language (Hebrew)

לְ֭הַצִּ֣ילְךָ מִדֶּ֣רֶךְ רָ֑ע מֵ֝אִ֗ישׁ מְדַבֵּ֥ר תַּהְפֻּכֽוֹת׃

  1. לְ֭הַצִּ֣ילְךָle.ha.Tzi.le.kha“to deliver you”
    Preposition + Verb, hiphil, infinitive construct, common + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from נָצַל · “to rescue” · Strong's H5337
  2. מִדֶּ֣רֶךְmi.De.rekh“from a way”
    Preposition + Noun, both genders, singular, absolute · from דֶּ֫רֶךְ · “conduct” · Strong's H1870G
  3. רָ֑עRa'“evil”
    Adjective, masculine, singular, absolute · from רַע · “evil” · Strong's H7451H
  4. מֵ֝אִ֗ישׁme.'Ish“from anyone”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from אִישׁ · “anyone” · Strong's H0376I
  5. מְדַבֵּ֥רme.da.Ber“[who] speaks”
    Verb, piel, participle (active), masculine, singular, absolute · from דָבַר · “speak” · Strong's H1696G
  6. תַּהְפֻּכֽוֹת׃tah.pu.Khot“perverse things”
    Noun, feminine, plural, absolute · from תַּהְפֻּכָה · “perversity” · Strong's H8419
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)