Proverbs 12:28
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28 | In the way of righteousness is life: and in the pathway thereof there is no death. | There is life in the path of righteousness, but another path leads to death. | In the way of righteousness is life; And in the pathway thereof there is no death. |
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [is] in [the] path of | בְּאֹֽרַח־ | be-'o-rach- | H0734 | wayאֹ֫רַח (o.rach) 1) way, path 1a) path, road 1b) the path, way, passing of life (fig.) 1c) way of living (fig.) 1d) traveller, wayfarer (meton) Aramaic equivalent: o.rach (אֹ֫רַח "way" H0735) |
| righteousness | צְדָקָ֥ה | tze-da-KAH | H6666 | righteousnessצִדְקָה (tsid.qah) right doing, doing right, righteousness Aramaic of tse.da.qah (צְדָקָה "righteousness" H6666) |
| life | חַיִּ֑ים | chai-YIM | H2416E | lifeחַיִּים (chay.yim) 1) life (abstract emphatic) 1a) life 1b) sustenance, maintenance |
| and [the] direction of | וְדֶ֖רֶךְ | ve-DE-rekh | H1870K | way: conductדֶּ֫רֶךְ (de.rekh) : conduct/lifestyle 1) way, road, distance, journey, manner 1a) road, way, path 1b) journey 1c) direction 1d) manner, habit, way 1e) of course of life (fig.) 1f) of moral character (fig.) |
| a pathway | נְתִיבָ֣ה | ne-ti-VAH | H5410A | pathנָתִיב (na.tiv) 1) trodden with the feet, path, pathway 2) path, pathway, traveller |
| may not [it be to] | אַל־ | 'al- | H0408 | notאַל (al) 1) not, no, nor, neither, nothing (as wish or preference) 1a) do not, let not (with a verb) 1b) let there not be (with a verb understood) 1c) not, no (with substantive) 1d) nothing (as substantive) Aramaic equivalent: al (אַל "not" H0409) |
| death | מָֽוֶת׃ | MA-vet | H4194 | deathמוֹת (mot) death Aramaic of ma.vet (מָ֫וֶת "death" H4194) |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.