So you will follow in the ways of the good, and keep to the paths of the righteous.Proverbs 2:20
Original language and places
Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.
Original language (Hebrew)
לְמַ֗עַן תֵּ֭לֵךְ בְּדֶ֣רֶךְ טוֹבִ֑ים וְאָרְח֖וֹת צַדִּיקִ֣ים תִּשְׁמֹֽר׃
- לְמַ֗עַןle.Ma.'an“so that”Particle · from מַ֫עַן · “because” · Strong's H4616
- תֵּ֭לֵךְTe.lekh“you may walk”Verb, qal, jussive, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from הָלַךְ · “walk” · Strong's H1980I
- בְּדֶ֣רֶךְbe.De.rekh“in [the] way of”Preposition + Noun, both genders, singular, construct · from דֶּ֫רֶךְ · “conduct” · Strong's H1870G
- טוֹבִ֑יםto.Vim“good [people]”Adjective, masculine, plural, absolute · from טוֹב · “pleasant” · Strong's H2896A
- וְאָרְח֖וֹתve.'a.re.Chot“and [the] paths of”Conjunction + Noun, feminine, plural, construct · from אֹ֫רַח · “way” · Strong's H0734
- צַדִּיקִ֣יםtza.di.Kim“righteous [people]”Adjective, masculine, plural, absolute · from צַדִּיק · “righteous” · Strong's H6662
- תִּשְׁמֹֽר׃tish.Mor“you will keep”Verb, qal, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from שָׁמַר · “obey” · Strong's H8104G
- Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)