Where there is no vision, the people cast off restraint; but blessed is he who keeps the Law.Proverbs 29:18
Original language and places
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Original language (Hebrew)
בְּאֵ֣ין חָ֭זוֹן יִפָּ֣רַֽע עָ֑ם וְשֹׁמֵ֖ר תּוֹרָ֣ה אַשְׁרֵֽהוּ׃
- בְּאֵ֣יןbe.'Ein“when there not”Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from אַ֫יִן · “nothing” · Strong's H0369
- חָ֭זוֹןCha.zon“[is] vision”Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from חָזוֹן · “vision” · Strong's H2377
- יִפָּ֣רַֽעyi.Pa.ra'“it is let loose”Verb, niphal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from פָּרַע · “to neglect” · Strong's H6544B
- עָ֑ם'Am“a people”Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from עַם · “people” · Strong's H5971A
- וְשֹׁמֵ֖רve.sho.Mer“and [one who] keeps”Conjunction + Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, singular, absolute · from שָׁמַר · “obey” · Strong's H8104G
- תּוֹרָ֣הto.Rah“[the] law”Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from תּוֹרָה · “instruction” · Strong's H8451
- אַשְׁרֵֽהוּ׃'ash.Re.hu“how blessed [is] he”Noun, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אֶ֫שֶׁר · “blessed” · Strong's H0835
- Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)