Proverbs 13:6
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Righteousness keepeth him that is upright in the way: but wickedness overthroweth the sinner. | Righteousness guards the man of integrity, but wickedness undermines the sinner. | Righteousness guardeth him that is upright in the way; But wickedness overthroweth the sinner. |
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| righteousness | צְ֭דָקָה | TZE-da-kah | H6666 | righteousnessצִדְקָה (tsid.qah) right doing, doing right, righteousness Aramaic of tse.da.qah (צְדָקָה "righteousness" H6666) |
| it preserves | תִּצֹּ֣ר | ti-TZOR | H5341 | to watchנָצַר (na.tsar) 1) to guard, watch, watch over, keep 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to watch, guard, keep 1a2) to preserve, guard from dangers 1a3) to keep, observe, guard with fidelity 1a4) to guard, keep secret 1a5) to be kept close, be blockaded 1a6) watchman (participle) |
| integrity of | תָּם־ | tom- | H8537 | integrityתֹּם (tom) 1) integrity, completeness 1a) completeness, fulness 1b) innocence, simplicity 1c) integrity |
| way | דָּ֑רֶךְ | DA-rekh | H1870G | 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.) |
| and wickedness | וְ֝רִשְׁעָ֗ה | ve-rish-'AH | H7564 | wickednessרִשְׁעָה (rish.ah) 1) wickedness, guilt 1a) wickedness (in civil relations) 1b) wickedness (of enemies) 1c) wickedness (ethical and religious) |
| it subverts | תְּסַלֵּ֥ף | te-sa-LEF | H5557 | to pervertסָלַף (sa.laph) 1) to twist, pervert, distort, overturn, ruin 1a) (Piel) 1a1) to pervert (of bribery) 1a2) to subvert, turn upside down, ruin |
| sin | חַטָּֽאת׃ | cha-TAT | H2403B | sinחַטָּאת (chat.tat) : sin 1) sin, sin offering 1a) sin 1b) condition of sin, guilt of sin 1c) punishment for sin 1d) sin-offering 1e) purification from sins of ceremonial uncleanness |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.