Proverbs 4:14

Do not set foot on the path of the wicked or walk in the way of evildoers.
Proverbs 4:14
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Original language (Hebrew)

בְּאֹ֣רַח רְ֭שָׁעִים אַל־תָּבֹ֑א וְאַל־תְּ֝אַשֵּׁ֗ר בְּדֶ֣רֶךְ רָעִֽים׃

  1. בְּאֹ֣רַחbe.'O.rach“in [the] path of”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from אֹ֫רַח · “way” · Strong's H0734
  2. רְ֭שָׁעִיםRe.sha.'im“wicked [people]”
    Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from רָשָׁע · “wicked” · Strong's H7563
  3. אַל־'al-“may not”
    Particle, negative · from אַל · “not” · Strong's H0408
  4. תָּבֹ֑אta.Vo'“you go”
    Verb, qal, jussive, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from בּוֹא · “come” · Strong's H0935G
  5. וְאַל־ve.'al-“and may not”
    Conjunction + Particle, negative · from אַל · “not” · Strong's H0408
  6. תְּ֝אַשֵּׁ֗רte.'a.Sher“you advance”
    Verb, piel, jussive, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from אָשַׁר · “to bless” · Strong's H0833
  7. בְּדֶ֣רֶךְbe.De.rekh“in [the] way of”
    Preposition + Noun, both genders, singular, construct · from דֶּ֫רֶךְ · “conduct” · Strong's H1870G
  8. רָעִֽים׃ra.'Im“evil [people]”
    Adjective, masculine, plural, absolute · from רַע · “evil” · Strong's H7451H
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)