Those who forsake the law praise the wicked, but those who keep the law resist them.Proverbs 28:4
Original language and places
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Original language (Hebrew)
עֹזְבֵ֣י ת֭וֹרָה יְהַֽלְל֣וּ רָשָׁ֑ע וְשֹׁמְרֵ֥י ת֝וֹרָ֗ה יִתְגָּ֥רוּ בָֽם׃ פ
- עֹזְבֵ֣י'o.ze.Vei“[those who] forsake”Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, plural, construct · from עָזַב · “forsake” · Strong's H5800A
- ת֭וֹרָהTo.rah“<of> [the] law”Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from תּוֹרָה · “instruction” · Strong's H8451
- יְהַֽלְל֣וּye.ha.Lu“they praise”Verb, piel, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from הָלַל · “praise” · Strong's H1984B
- רָשָׁ֑עra.Sha'“[the] wicked”Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from רָשָׁע · “wicked” · Strong's H7563
- וְשֹׁמְרֵ֥יve.sho.me.Rei“and [those who] keep”Conjunction + Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, plural, construct · from שָׁמַר · “obey” · Strong's H8104G
- ת֝וֹרָ֗הto.Rah“<of> [the] law”Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from תּוֹרָה · “instruction” · Strong's H8451
- יִתְגָּ֥רוּyit.Ga.ru“they engage in strife”Verb, hithpael, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from גָּרָה · “to stir up” · Strong's H1624
- בָֽם׃ פVam“with them”Preposition + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from Op3m · “them” · Strong's H9038
- Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)