Proverbs 2:14
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | Who rejoice to do evil, and delight in the frowardness of the wicked; | from those who enjoy doing evil and rejoice in the twistedness of evil, | Who rejoice to do evil, And delight in the perverseness of evil; |
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the [ones] joyful | הַ֭שְּׂמֵחִים | HA-se-me-chim | H8056 | gladשָׂמֵחַ (sa.me.ach) 1) joyful, merry, glad 1a) joyful, showing joy 1b) you who rejoice (subst) |
| to do | לַעֲשׂ֥וֹת | la-'a-SOT | H6213A | to make: doעָשָׂה (a.sah) : do/perform 1) to do, fashion, accomplish, make 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to do, work, make, produce 1a1a) to do 1a1b) to work 1a1c) to deal (with) 1a1d) to act, act with effect, effect 1a2) to make 1a2a) to make 1a2b) to produce 1a2c) to prepare 1a2d) to make (an offering) 1a2e) to attend to, put in order 1a2f) to observe, celebrate 1a2g) to acquire (property) 1a2h) to appoint, ordain, institute 1a2i) to bring about 1a2j) to use 1a2k) to spend, pass 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be done 1b2) to be made 1b3) to be produced 1b4) to be offered 1b5) to be observed 1b6) to be used 1c) (Pual) to be made |
| evil | רָ֑ע | Ra' | H7451B | bad: evilרַע (ra) 1) evil, distress, misery, injury, calamity 1a) evil, distress, adversity 1b) evil, injury, wrong 1c) evil (ethical) |
| they exult | יָ֝גִ֗ילוּ | ya-GI-lu | H1523 | to rejoiceגִּיל (gil) 1) to rejoice, exult, be glad 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to rejoice 1a2) to tremble (from fear) |
| in perverse things of | בְּֽתַהְפֻּכ֥וֹת | be-tah-pu-KHOT | H8419 | perversityתַּהְפֻּכָה (tah.pu.khah) perversity, perverse thing |
| evil | רָֽע׃ | Ra' | H7451B | bad: evilרַע (ra) 1) evil, distress, misery, injury, calamity 1a) evil, distress, adversity 1b) evil, injury, wrong 1c) evil (ethical) |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.