Proverbs 2:15
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | Whose ways are crooked, and they froward in their paths: | whose paths are crooked and whose ways are devious. | Who are crooked in their ways, And wayward in their paths: |
In context
Who is speaking and to whom, what is happening, when and where, and why it matters, each with its sources. Coming with the context cards.
Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| who | אֲשֶׁ֣ר | 'a-SHER | H0834A | whichאֲשֶׁר (a.sher) A: 1) (relative part.) 1a) which, who 1b) that which 2) (conj) 2a) that (in obj clause) 2b) when 2c) since 2d) as 2e) conditional if B: Beth+ 1) in (that) which 2) (adv) 2a) where 3) (conj) 3a) in that, inasmuch as 3b) on account of C: Mem+ 1) from (or than) that which 2) from (the place) where 3) from (the fact) that, since D: Kaph+ 1) (conj.), according as, as, when 1a) according to that which, according as, as 1b) with a causal force: in so far as, since 1c) with a temporal force: when |
| paths their | אָרְחֹתֵיהֶ֣ם | 'a-re-cho-tei-HEM | 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) |
| [are] twisted | עִקְּשִׁ֑ים | 'i-ke-SHIM | H6141 | twistedעִקֵּשׁ (iq.qesh) twisted, distorted, crooked, perverse, perverted |
| and [who are] crooked | וּ֝נְלוֹזִ֗ים | u-ne-lo-ZIM | H3868 | be deviousלוּז (luz) 1) to depart, turn aside 1a) (Qal) to depart 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to go wrong, go crooked 1b2) devious, perverse (participle) 1c) (Hiphil) 1c1) to be lost from view 1c2) to become devious |
| in tracks their | בְּמַעְגְּלוֹתָֽם׃ | be-ma'-ge-lo-TAM | H4570 | trackמַעְגָּל (ma.gal) 1) entrenchment, track 1a) circumvallation, entrenchment 1b) track |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.