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Proverbs 21:29

A wicked man hardens his face, but the upright man makes his way sure.
Proverbs 21:29
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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)

הֵעֵ֬ז אִ֣ישׁ רָשָׁ֣ע בְּפָנָ֑יו וְ֝יָשָׁ֗ר ה֤וּא׀ יָבִ֬ין דַּרְכּֽוֹ׃

  1. הֵעֵ֬זhe.'Ez“he makes strong”
    Verb, hiphil, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from עָזַז · “be strong” · Strong's H5810
  2. אִ֣ישׁ'ish“a person”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from אִישׁ · “man” · Strong's H0376G
  3. רָשָׁ֣עra.Sha'“wicked”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from רָשָׁע · “wicked” · Strong's H7563
  4. בְּפָנָ֑יוbe.fa.Nav“with face his”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from פָּנֶה · “face” · Strong's H6440H
  5. וְ֝יָשָׁ֗רve.ya.Shar“and an upright [person]”
    Conjunction + Adjective, masculine, singular, absolute · from יָשָׁר · “upright” · Strong's H3477G
  6. ה֤וּא׀hu'“he”
    Pronoun, personal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from הוּא · “he; she; it” · Strong's H1931
  7. יָבִ֬יןya.chin“he considers”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from בִּין · “to understand” · Strong's H0995
    Qere: the scribes' reading in the margin
  8. דַּרְכּֽוֹ׃de.ra.khav“way his”
    Noun, both genders, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from דֶּ֫רֶךְ · “conduct” · Strong's H1870G
    Qere: the scribes' reading in the margin
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)