Proverbs 4:14

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

Enter not into the path of the wicked, and go 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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King James 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 ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful.
Prov 1:10 : 10 My son, if sinners entice thee, consent thou not.
1 Cor 15:33 : 33 Be not deceived: evil communications corrupt good manners.
Ps 26:4-5 : 4 I have not sat with vain persons, neither will I go in with dissemblers. 5 I have hated the congregation of evil doers; and will not sit with the wicked.
Prov 2:11-12 : 11 Discretion shall preserve thee, understanding shall keep thee: 12 To deliver thee from the way of the evil man, from the man that speaketh froward things;
Prov 9:6 : 6 Forsake the foolish, and live; and go in the way of understanding.
Prov 13:20 : 20 He that walketh with wise men shall be wise: but a companion of fools shall be destroyed.

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