Proverbs 29:27

An unjust man is detestable to the righteous, and one whose way is upright is detestable to the wicked.
Proverbs 29:27
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Original language and places

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Original language (Hebrew)

תּוֹעֲבַ֣ת צַ֭דִּיקִים אִ֣ישׁ עָ֑וֶל וְתוֹעֲבַ֖ת רָשָׁ֣ע יְשַׁר־דָּֽרֶךְ׃ פ

  1. תּוֹעֲבַ֣תto.'a.Vat“[is] an abomination of”
    Noun, feminine, singular, construct · from תּוֹעֵבַה · “abomination” · Strong's H8441
  2. צַ֭דִּיקִיםTza.di.kim“righteous [people]”
    Adjective, masculine, plural, absolute · from צַדִּיק · “righteous” · Strong's H6662
  3. אִ֣ישׁ'ish“a person of”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from אִישׁ · “man” · Strong's H0376G
  4. עָ֑וֶל'A.vel“injustice”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from עָ֫וֶל · “injustice” · Strong's H5766A
  5. וְתוֹעֲבַ֖תve.to.'a.Vat“and [is] an abomination of”
    Conjunction + Noun, feminine, singular, construct · from תּוֹעֵבַה · “abomination” · Strong's H8441
  6. רָשָׁ֣עra.Sha'“[the] wicked”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from רָשָׁע · “wicked” · Strong's H7563
  7. יְשַׁר־ye.shar-“a [person] upright of”
    Adjective, masculine, singular, construct · from יָשָׁר · “upright” · Strong's H3477G
  8. דָּֽרֶךְ׃ פDa.rekh“way”
    Noun, both genders, singular, absolute · from דֶּ֫רֶךְ · “conduct” · Strong's H1870G
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)