Proverbs 8:13

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

The fear of Jehovah is to hate evil: Pride, and arrogancy, and the evil way, And the perverse mouth, do I hate.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

יִֽרְאַ֣ת יְהוָה֮ שְֽׂנֹ֫את רָ֥ע גֵּ֘אָ֤ה וְגָא֨וֹן ׀ וְדֶ֣רֶךְ רָ֭ע וּפִ֨י תַהְפֻּכ֬וֹת שָׂנֵֽאתִי׃

Transliteration

yirʾat YHWH śᵊnōʾt rāʿ gēʾâ wᵊgāʾôn and-derek rāʿ and-pî tahpukôt śānēʾtî

Grammar Details

• *yirʾat*: feminine singular construct - fear of
• *YHWH*: proper name - LORD
• *śᵊnōʾt*: qal infinitive construct - hating/to hate
• *rāʿ*: masculine singular noun - evil
• *gēʾâ*: feminine singular noun - pride
• *wᵊgāʾôn*: conjunction and masculine singular noun - and arrogance
• *derek*: masculine singular noun - way/path
• *pî*: masculine singular construct - mouth of
• *tahpukôt*: feminine plural noun - perversity/perverted speech
• *śānēʾtî*: qal perfect 1st person singular - I hate

Word Meanings

• *yirʾat*: fear of/reverence for/awe of
• *śᵊnōʾt*: hating/to hate/hatred of
• *rāʿ*: evil/wickedness/bad
• *gēʾâ*: pride/arrogance/majesty
• *gāʾôn*: arrogance/pride/excellence
• *derek rāʿ*: evil way/wicked path
• *tahpukôt*: perversity/perverted speech/distortions

Referenced Verses

• Ps 97:10 : 10 O ye that love Jehovah, hate evil: He preserveth the souls of his saints; He delivereth them out of the hand of the wicked.
• Prov 16:6 : 6 By mercy and truth iniquity is atoned for; And by the fear of Jehovah men depart from evil.
• 1 Thess 5:22 : 22 abstain from every form of evil.
• 1 Sam 2:3 : 3 Talk no more so exceeding proudly; Let not arrogancy come out of your mouth; For Jehovah is a God of knowledge, And by him actions are weighed.
• Ps 101:3 : 3 I will set no base thing before mine eyes: I hate the work of them that turn aside; It shall not cleave unto me.
• Prov 4:24 : 24 Put away from thee a wayward mouth, And perverse lips put far from thee.
• 1 Pet 5:5 : 5 Likewise, ye younger, be subject unto the elder. Yea, all of you gird yourselves with humility, to serve one another: for God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace to the humble.
• Prov 6:12 : 12 A worthless person, a man of iniquity, Is he that walketh with a perverse mouth;
• Prov 6:16-19 : 16 There are six things which Jehovah hateth; Yea, seven which are an abomination unto him: 17 Haughty eyes, a lying tongue, And hands that shed innocent blood; 18 A heart that deviseth wicked purposes, Feet that are swift in running to mischief, 19 A false witness that uttereth lies, And he that soweth discord among brethren.
• Ps 119:104 : 104 Through thy precepts I get understanding: Therefore I hate every false way.
• Ps 119:128 : 128 Therefore I esteem all [thy] precepts concerning all [things] to be right; [And] I hate every false way.
• Ps 138:6 : 6 For though Jehovah is high, yet hath he respect unto the lowly; But the haughty he knoweth from afar.
• Ps 5:4-5 : 4 For thou art not a God that hath pleasure in wickedness: Evil shall not sojourn with thee. 5 The arrogant shall not stand in thy sight: Thou hatest all workers of iniquity.
• 2 Tim 2:19 : 19 Howbeit the firm foundation of God standeth, having this seal, The Lord knoweth them that are his: and, Let every one that nameth the name of the Lord depart from unrighteousness.
• Prov 16:18 : 18 Pride [goeth] before destruction, And a haughty spirit before a fall.
• Amos 5:15 : 15 Hate the evil, and love the good, and establish justice in the gate: it may be that Jehovah, the God of hosts, will be gracious unto the remnant of Joseph.
• Zech 8:17 : 17 and let none of you devise evil in your hearts against his neighbor; and love no false oath: for all these are things that I hate, saith Jehovah.
• Rom 12:9 : 9 Let love be without hypocrisy. Abhor that which is evil; cleave to that which is good.
• Prov 10:31 : 31 The mouth of the righteous bringeth forth wisdom; But the perverse tongue shall be cut off.