Proverbs 21:12

The Righteous One considers the house of the wicked and brings the wicked to ruin.
Proverbs 21:12
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Original language (Hebrew)

מַשְׂכִּ֣יל צַ֭דִּיק לְבֵ֣ית רָשָׁ֑ע מְסַלֵּ֖ף רְשָׁעִ֣ים לָרָֽע׃

  1. מַשְׂכִּ֣ילmas.Kil“[is] giving attention”
    Verb, hiphil, participle (active), masculine, singular, absolute · from שָׂכַל · “be prudent” · Strong's H7919A
  2. צַ֭דִּיקTza.dik“[the] righteous [one]”
    Adjective, masculine, singular, absolute · from צַדִּיק · “righteous” · Strong's H6662
  3. לְבֵ֣יתle.Veit“to [the] house of”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from בַּ֫יִת · “home” · Strong's H1004M
  4. רָשָׁ֑עra.Sha'“a wicked [person]”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from רָשָׁע · “wicked” · Strong's H7563
  5. מְסַלֵּ֖ףme.sa.Lef“[he is] subverting”
    Verb, piel, participle (active), masculine, singular, absolute · from סָלַף · “to pervert” · Strong's H5557
  6. רְשָׁעִ֣יםre.sha.'Im“wicked [people]”
    Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from רָשָׁע · “wicked” · Strong's H7563
  7. לָרָֽע׃la.Ra'“to <the> calamity”
    Preposition with article + Adjective, masculine, singular, absolute · from רַע · “evil” · Strong's H7451B
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)