19{
"verseID": "Proverbs.15.19",
"source": "דֶּ֣רֶךְ עָ֭צֵל כִּמְשֻׂ֣כַת חָ֑דֶק וְאֹ֖רַח יְשָׁרִ֣ים סְלֻלָֽה׃",
"text": "*Derek ʿāṣēl kimsûḵat ḥādeq wəʾōraḥ yəšārîm səlulāh*",
"grammar": {
"*Derek*": "noun, masculine singular construct - way of",
"*ʿāṣēl*": "adjective, masculine singular - lazy one/sluggard",
"*kimsûḵat*": "preposition + noun, feminine singular construct - like hedge of",
"*ḥādeq*": "noun, masculine singular - thorns/briars",
"*wəʾōraḥ*": "conjunction + noun, masculine singular construct - but path of",
"*yəšārîm*": "adjective, masculine plural - upright ones",
"*səlulāh*": "qal passive participle, feminine singular - is paved/made smooth"
},
"variants": {
"*Derek ʿāṣēl*": "way of sluggard/path of lazy one",
"*kimsûḵat ḥādeq*": "like hedge of thorns/as barrier of briars",
"*wəʾōraḥ yəšārîm*": "but path of upright/yet way of righteous",
"*səlulāh*": "is paved/made smooth/level highway"
}
}
20{
"verseID": "Proverbs.15.20",
"source": "בֵּ֣ן חָ֭כָם יְשַׂמַּח־אָ֑ב וּכְסִ֥יל אָ֝דָ֗ם בּוֹזֶ֥ה אִמּֽוֹ׃",
"text": "*Bēn ḥāḵām yəśammaḥ-ʾāḇ ûḵəsîl ʾādām bôzeh ʾimmô*",
"grammar": {
"*Bēn*": "noun, masculine singular - son",
"*ḥāḵām*": "adjective, masculine singular - wise",
"*yəśammaḥ*": "piel imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - makes glad/rejoices",
"*ʾāḇ*": "noun, masculine singular - father",
"*ûḵəsîl*": "conjunction + noun, masculine singular - but fool",
"*ʾādām*": "noun, masculine singular - man/person",
"*bôzeh*": "qal participle, masculine singular - despises/disdains",
"*ʾimmô*": "noun, feminine singular + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his mother"
},
"variants": {
"*Bēn ḥāḵām*": "wise son/prudent child",
"*yəśammaḥ-ʾāḇ*": "makes father glad/brings joy to father",
"*ûḵəsîl ʾādām*": "but foolish man/yet stupid person",
"*bôzeh ʾimmô*": "despises his mother/shows contempt for his mother"
}
}
21{
"verseID": "Proverbs.15.21",
"source": "אִ֭וֶּלֶת שִׂמְחָ֣ה לַחֲסַר־לֵ֑ב וְאִ֥ישׁ תְּ֝בוּנָ֗ה יְיַשֶׁר־לָֽכֶת׃",
"text": "*ʾiwwelet śimḥāh laḥăsar-lēḇ wəʾîš təḇûnāh yəyaššer-lāḵet*",
"grammar": {
"*ʾiwwelet*": "noun, feminine singular - folly/foolishness",
"*śimḥāh*": "noun, feminine singular - joy/gladness",
"*laḥăsar*": "preposition + adjective, masculine singular construct - to lacking of",
"*lēḇ*": "noun, masculine singular - heart/understanding",
"*wəʾîš*": "conjunction + noun, masculine singular construct - but man of",
"*təḇûnāh*": "noun, feminine singular - understanding/discernment",
"*yəyaššer*": "piel imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - makes straight/directs",
"*lāḵet*": "qal infinitive construct - walking/going"
},
"variants": {
"*ʾiwwelet śimḥāh*": "folly is joy/foolishness is pleasure",
"*laḥăsar-lēḇ*": "to one lacking heart/for one without understanding",
"*wəʾîš təḇûnāh*": "but man of understanding/yet person of discernment",
"*yəyaššer-lāḵet*": "makes straight his walking/directs his steps"
}
}