Proverbs 4:27

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

Turn not to the right hand nor to the left: remove thy foot from evil.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

אַֽל־תֵּט־יָמִ֥ין וּשְׂמֹ֑אול הָסֵ֖ר רַגְלְךָ֣ מֵרָֽע׃

Transliteration

ʾal-tēṭ-yāmîn ûśəmōʾwl hāsēr ragləkā mērāʿ

Grammar Details

*ʾal-tēṭ-yāmîn*: negative particle + imperfect (jussive), 2nd person masculine singular, qal + masculine singular noun - do not turn to right
*ûśəmōʾwl*: conjunction + masculine singular noun - and left
*hāsēr*: imperative, masculine singular, hiphil - remove/turn
*ragləkā*: feminine singular noun + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your foot
*mērāʿ*: preposition + masculine singular noun - from evil

Word Meanings

*tēṭ*: turn/incline/bend
*yāmîn*: right/right hand/south
*śəmōʾwl*: left/left hand/north
*hāsēr*: remove/turn/put away
*ragləkā*: your foot/leg
*rāʿ*: evil/bad/distress

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King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

Deut 5:32 : 32 Ye shall observe to do therefore as the LORD your God hath commanded you: ye shall not turn aside to the right hand or to the left.
Deut 28:14 : 14 And thou shalt not go aside from any of the words which I command thee this day, to the right hand, or to the left, to go after other gods to serve them.
Josh 1:7 : 7 Only be thou strong and very courageous, that thou mayest observe to do according to all the law, which Moses my servant commanded thee: turn not from it to the right hand or to the left, that thou mayest prosper whithersoever thou goest.
Prov 16:17 : 17 The highway of the upright is to depart from evil: he that keepeth his way preserveth his soul.
Isa 1:16 : 16 Wash you, make you clean; put away the evil of your doings from before mine eyes; cease to do evil;
Deut 12:32 : 32 What thing soever I command you, observe to do it: thou shalt not add thereto, nor diminish from it.
Rom 12:9 : 9 Let love be without dissimulation. Abhor that which is evil; cleave to that which is good.

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