Proverbs 29:6

An evil man is caught by his own sin, but a righteous one sings and rejoices.
Proverbs 29:6
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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)

בְּפֶ֤שַֽׁע אִ֣ישׁ רָ֣ע מוֹקֵ֑שׁ וְ֝צַדִּ֗יק יָר֥וּן וְשָׂמֵֽחַ׃

  1. בְּפֶ֤שַֽׁעbe.Fe.sha'“[is] in [the] transgression of”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from פֶּ֫שַׁע · “transgression” · Strong's H6588
  2. אִ֣ישׁ'ish“a person”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from אִישׁ · “man” · Strong's H0376G
  3. רָ֣עra'“evil”
    Adjective, masculine, singular, absolute · from רַע · “evil” · Strong's H7451B
  4. מוֹקֵ֑שׁmo.Kesh“a snare”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from מוֹקֵשׁ · “snare” · Strong's H4170
  5. וְ֝צַדִּ֗יקve.tza.Dik“and a righteous [person]”
    Conjunction + Adjective, masculine, singular, absolute · from צַדִּיק · “righteous” · Strong's H6662
  6. יָר֥וּןya.Run“he cries aloud”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from רוּן · “to overcome” · Strong's H7442A
  7. וְשָׂמֵֽחַ׃ve.sa.Me.ach“and he rejoices”
    Conjunction + Adjective, masculine, singular, absolute · from שָׂמַח · “to rejoice” · Strong's H8055
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)