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Proverbs 21:8

The way of a guilty man is crooked, but the conduct of the innocent is upright.
Proverbs 21:8
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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)

הֲפַכְפַּ֬ךְ דֶּ֣רֶךְ אִ֣ישׁ וָזָ֑ר וְ֝זַ֗ךְ יָשָׁ֥ר פָּעֳלֽוֹ׃

  1. הֲפַכְפַּ֬ךְha.fakh.Pakh“[is] crooked”
    Adjective, masculine, singular, absolute · from הֲפַכְפַּךְ · “crooked” · Strong's H2019
  2. דֶּ֣רֶךְDe.rekh“[the] way of”
    Noun, both genders, singular, construct · from דֶּ֫רֶךְ · “conduct” · Strong's H1870G
  3. אִ֣ישׁ'ish“a person”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from אִישׁ · “man” · Strong's H0376G
  4. וָזָ֑רva.Zar“guilty”
    Adjective, masculine, singular, absolute · from וָזָר · “guilty” · Strong's H2054
  5. וְ֝זַ֗ךְve.Zakh“and a pure [person]”
    Conjunction + Adjective, masculine, singular, absolute · from זַךְ · “pure” · Strong's H2134
  6. יָשָׁ֥רya.Shar“[is] upright”
    Adjective, masculine, singular, absolute · from יָשָׁר · “upright” · Strong's H3477G
  7. פָּעֳלֽוֹ׃po.'o.Lo“work his”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from פֹּ֫עַל · “work” · Strong's H6467
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)