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PROVERBS 2:14
KING JAMES VERSION (KJV)
TRANSLATION, MEANING, CONTEXT
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“Who rejoice to do evil, and delight in the frowardness of the wicked;”
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Proverbs 2:14 Translation & Meaning
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KJV Verse | Original Hebrew | Meaning/ Definition This is a simplified translation of the original Hebrew word. Follow the buttons on the right to get more detail. | More Use the buttons below to get details on the Hebrew word and view related Bible verses that use the same root word. |
“Who rejoice” | הַ֭שְּׂמֵחִים | Blithe or gleeful | rejoice |
“to do” | לַעֲשׂ֥וֹת | To do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application | do |
“evil,” | רָ֑ע | Bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral) | evil |
“and” | | (No Hebrew definition. English implied.) | |
“delight in” | יָ֝גִ֗ילוּ | Properly, to spin round (under the influence of any violent emotion), i.e., usually rejoice, or (as cringing) fear | delight |
“the frowardness” | בְּֽתַהְפֻּכ֥וֹת | A perversity or fraud | frowardness |
“of the wicked;” | רָֽע׃ | Bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral) | wicked |
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12 To deliver thee from the way of the evil man, from the man that speaketh froward things;
13 Who leave the paths of uprightness, to walk in the ways of darkness;
14 Who rejoice to do evil, and delight in the frowardness of the wicked;
15 Whose ways are crooked, and they froward in their paths:
16 To deliver thee from the strange woman, even from the stranger which flattereth with her words;
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