Proverbs 14:2

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Proverbs 14:2


← Proverbs 14:1 Proverbs 14:2 (KJV) Proverbs 14:3 →
Every wise woman buildeth her house: but the foolish plucketh it down with her hands.
He that walketh in his uprightness feareth the LORD: but he that is perverse in his ways despiseth him.
In the mouth of the foolish is a rod of pride: but the lips of the wise shall preserve them.

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

He that walkethH1980 in his uprightnessH3476 fearethH3373 the LORDH3068: but he that is perverseH3868 in his waysH1870 despisethH959 him.


Original Hebrew

הֹולֵךְ בְּיָשְׁרֹו יְרֵא יְהוָה וּנְלֹוז דְּרָכָיו בֹּוזֵהוּ׃

Hebrew Transliteration Strong's Morphology Gloss
הוֹלֵ֣ךְ
ho.Lekh H1980 HVqrmsa (one who) walks
בְּ֭/יָשְׁר/וֹ
be./ya.she.r/o H3476 HR/Ncmsc/Sp3ms in/ uprightness/ his
יְרֵ֣א
ye.Re' H3373 HAamsc (is one) fearing
יְהוָ֑ה
Yah.weh H3068 HNp (of) Yahweh
וּ/נְל֖וֹז
u./ne.Loz H3868 HC/VNrmsc and/ (the) (one who) is crooked of
דְּרָכָ֣י/ו
de.ra.Kha/v H1870 HNcbpc/Sp3ms ways/ his
בּוֹזֵֽ/הוּ
bo.Ze./hu H959 HVqrmsc/Sp3ms (is) despising/ him
Strong's References
  • H959 — בָּזָה (bâzâh, baw-zaw'): a primitive root; to disesteem; despise, disdain, contemn(-ptible), [phrase] think to scorn, vile person.
  • H1870 — דֶּרֶךְ (derek, deh'-rek): from דָּרַךְ (dârak) H1869; a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb; along, away, because of, [phrase] by, conversation, custom, (east-) ward, journey, manner, passenger, through, toward, (high-) (path-) way(-side), whither(-soever).
  • H1980 — הָלַךְ (hâlak, haw-lak'): akin to יָלַךְ (yâlak) H3212; a primitive root; to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively); (all) along, apace, behave (self), come, (on) continually, be conversant, depart, [phrase] be eased, enter, exercise (self), [phrase] follow, forth, forward, get, go (about, abroad, along, away, forward, on, out, up and down), [phrase] greater, grow, be wont to haunt, lead, march, [idiom] more and more, move (self), needs, on, pass (away), be at the point, quite, run (along), [phrase] send, speedily, spread, still, surely, [phrase] tale-bearer, [phrase] travel(-ler), walk (abroad, on, to and fro, up and down, to places), wander, wax, (way-) faring man, [idiom] be weak, whirl.
  • H3068 — יְהֹוָה (Yᵉhôvâh, yeh-ho-vaw'): from הָיָה (hâyâh) H1961; (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God; Jehovah, the Lord. Compare יָהּ (Yâhh) H3050, יְהֹוִה (Yᵉhôvih) H3069.
  • H3373 — יָרֵא (yârêʼ, yaw-ray'): from יָרֵא (yârêʼ) H3372; fearing; morally, reverent; afraid, fear (-ful).
  • H3476 — יֹשֶׁר (yôsher, yo'-sher): from יָשַׁר (yâshar) H3474; the right; equity, meet, right, upright(-ness).
  • H3868 — לוּז (lûwz, looz): a primitive root; (compare לָוָה (lâvâh) H3867, לוּט (lûwṭ) H3874 and לוּן (lûwn) H3885); to turn aside , i.e. (literally) to depart, (figuratively) be perverse; depart, froward, perverse(-ness).
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