Proverbs 15:19
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | The way of the slothful man is as an hedge of thorns: but the way of the righteous is made plain. | The way of the slacker is like a hedge of thorns, but the path of the upright is a highway. | The way of the sluggard is as a hedge of thorns; But the path of the upright is made a highway. |
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [the] way of | דֶּ֣רֶךְ | DE-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.) |
| a sluggard | עָ֭צֵל | 'A-tzel | H6102 | sluggishעָצֵל (a.tsel) 1) sluggish, lazy 1a) sluggard (subst) |
| [is] like a hedge of | כִּמְשֻׂ֣כַת | kim-SU-khat | H4881A | hedgeמְשֻכָֿה (me.su.khah) hedge |
| thorn[s] | חָ֑דֶק | CHA-dek | H2312 | briarחֵ֫דֶק (che.deq) brier, thorn, prick |
| and [the] path of | וְאֹ֖רַח | ve-'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) |
| upright [people] | יְשָׁרִ֣ים | ye-sha-RIM | H3477G | uprightיָשָׁר (ya.shar) 1) straight, upright, correct, right 1a) straight, level 1b) right, pleasing, correct 1c) straightforward, just, upright, fitting, proper 1d) uprightness, righteous, upright 1e) that which is upright (subst) Also means: ya.shar (יָשָׁר "upright" H3477I) |
| [is] cast up | סְלֻלָֽה׃ | se-lu-LAH | H5549 | to buildסָלַל (sa.lal) 1) to lift up, cast up, exalt 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to cast up a highway 1a2) to cast up a way 1a3) to lift up (of song) 1b) (Pilpel) to exalt, esteem highly, prize 1c) (Hithpoel) to exalt oneself |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.