Proverbs 4:14

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Enter not into the path of the wicked, And walk not in the way of evil men.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

בְּאֹ֣רַח רְ֭שָׁעִים אַל־תָּבֹ֑א וְאַל־תְּ֝אַשֵּׁ֗ר בְּדֶ֣רֶךְ רָעִֽים׃

Transliteration

bəʾōraḥ rəšāʿîm ʾal-tābōʾ wəʾal-təʾaššēr bəderek rāʿîm

Grammar Details

*bəʾōraḥ*: preposition + masculine singular construct noun - in path of
*rəšāʿîm*: masculine plural noun - wicked ones
*ʾal-tābōʾ*: negative particle + imperfect (jussive), 2nd person masculine singular, qal - do not enter
*wəʾal-təʾaššēr*: conjunction + negative particle + imperfect (jussive), 2nd person masculine singular, piel - and do not walk/proceed
*bəderek*: preposition + masculine singular construct noun - in way of
*rāʿîm*: masculine plural adjective - evil ones

Word Meanings

*ʾōraḥ*: path/way/trail
*rəšāʿîm*: wicked ones/criminals/evildoers
*tābōʾ*: enter/come/go
*təʾaššēr*: walk/proceed/go straight/advance
*rāʿîm*: evil ones/bad ones/those doing harm

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

Prov 1:15 : 15 My son, walk not thou in the way with them; Refrain thy foot from their path:
Ps 1:1 : 1 Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the wicked, Nor standeth in the way of sinners, Nor sitteth in the seat of scoffers:
Prov 1:10 : 10 My son, if sinners entice thee, Consent thou not.
1 Cor 15:33 : 33 Be not deceived: Evil companionships corrupt good morals.
Ps 26:4-5 : 4 I have not sat with men of falsehood; Neither will I go in with dissemblers. 5 I hate the assembly of evil-doers, And will not sit with the wicked.
Prov 2:11-12 : 11 Discretion shall watch over thee; Understanding shall keep thee: 12 To deliver thee from the way of evil, From the men that speak perverse things;
Prov 9:6 : 6 Leave off, ye simple ones, and live; And walk in the way of understanding.
Prov 13:20 : 20 Walk with wise men, and thou shalt be wise; But the companion of fools shall smart for it.

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