Proverbs 29:27

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

An unjust man is an abomination to the righteous; And he that is upright in the way is an abomination to the wicked.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

תּוֹעֲבַ֣ת צַ֭דִּיקִים אִ֣ישׁ עָ֑וֶל וְתוֹעֲבַ֖ת רָשָׁ֣ע יְשַׁר־דָּֽרֶךְ׃ פ

Transliteration

tôʿăḇat ṣaddîqîm ʾîš ʿāwel wə-tôʿăḇat rāšāʿ yəšar-dāreḵ

Grammar Details

• *tôʿăḇat*: noun, feminine singular construct - abomination of
• *ṣaddîqîm*: adjective/substantive, masculine plural - righteous ones
• *ʾîš*: noun, masculine singular construct - man of
• *ʿāwel*: noun, masculine singular - injustice/unrighteousness
• *wə*: conjunction - and
• *rāšāʿ*: adjective/substantive, masculine singular - wicked one
• *yəšar*: adjective, masculine singular construct - upright of
• *dāreḵ*: noun, masculine singular - way/path

Word Meanings

• *tôʿăḇat ṣaddîqîm*: abomination of righteous ones/detestable to the righteous
• *ʾîš ʿāwel*: man of injustice/unjust person/evil man
• *tôʿăḇat rāšāʿ*: abomination of wicked one/detestable to the wicked
• *yəšar-dāreḵ*: upright of way/one straight in path/one who is straight in his way

Referenced Verses

• Ps 139:21 : 21 Do not I hate them, O Jehovah, that hate thee? And am not I grieved with those that rise up against thee?
• 1 John 3:13 : 13 Marvel not, {G3450} brethren, if the world hateth you.
• Ps 119:115 : 115 Depart from me, ye evil-doers, That I may keep the commandments of my God.
• Prov 24:9 : 9 The thought of foolishness is sin; And the scoffer is an abomination to men.
• Prov 29:10 : 10 The bloodthirsty hate him that is perfect; And as for the upright, they seek his life.
• Zech 11:8 : 8 And I cut off the three shepherds in one month; for my soul was weary of them, and their soul also loathed me.
• John 7:7 : 7 The world cannot hate you; but me it hateth, because I testify of it, that its works are evil.
• John 15:17-19 : 17 These things I command you, that ye may love one another. 18 If the world hateth you, ye know that it hath hated me before [it hated] you. 19 If ye were of the world, the world would love {G302} its own: but because ye are not of the world, but I chose you out of the world, therefore {G5124} the world hateth you.
• John 15:23 : 23 He that hateth me hateth my Father also.