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Proverbs 4:19

But the way of the wicked is like the darkest gloom; they do not know what makes them stumble.
Proverbs 4:19
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Original language (Hebrew)

דֶּ֣רֶךְ רְ֭שָׁעִים כָּֽאֲפֵלָ֑ה לֹ֥א יָ֝דְע֗וּ בַּמֶּ֥ה יִכָּשֵֽׁלוּ׃ פ

  1. דֶּ֣רֶךְDe.rekh“[the] way of”
    Noun, both genders, singular, construct · from דֶּ֫רֶךְ · “conduct” · Strong's H1870G
  2. רְ֭שָׁעִיםRe.sha.'im“wicked [people]”
    Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from רָשָׁע · “wicked” · Strong's H7563
  3. כָּֽאֲפֵלָ֑הka.'a.fe.Lah“[is] like <the> darkness”
    Preposition with article + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from אֲפֵלָה · “darkness” · Strong's H0653
  4. לֹ֥אlo'“not”
    Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
  5. יָ֝דְע֗וּya.de.'U“they know”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural · from יָדַע · “to know” · Strong's H3045
  6. בַּמֶּ֥הba.Meh“on what?”
    Preposition + Pronoun, interrogative · from מָה · “what?” · Strong's H4100
  7. יִכָּשֵֽׁלוּ׃ פyi.ka.She.lu“are they stumbling”
    Verb, niphal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from כָּשַׁל · “to stumble” · Strong's H3782
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)