Hebrew Interlinear
Proverbs 12:20 Interlinear
Word-by-word Hebrew interlinear analysis of Proverbs 12:20, showing the original Hebrew text with Strong's numbers, transliteration, and English translation for each word.
“Deceit is in the heart of them that imagine evil but to the counsellors of peace is joy”
Word-by-Word Analysis
| # | Original | Strong's | English | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | מִ֭רְמָה | H4820 | Deceit | fraud |
| 2 | בְּלֶב | H3820 | is in the heart | the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the center of anything |
| 3 | חֹ֣רְשֵׁי | H2790 | of them that imagine | to scratch, i.e., (by implication) to engrave, plough; hence (from the use of tools) to fabricate (of any material); figuratively, to devise (in a bad |
| 4 | רָ֑ע | H7451 | evil | bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral) |
| 5 | וּֽלְיֹעֲצֵ֖י | H3289 | but to the counsellors | to advise; reflexively, to deliberate or resolve |
| 6 | שָׁל֣וֹם | H7965 | of peace | safe, i.e., (figuratively) well, happy, friendly; also (abstractly) welfare, i.e., health, prosperity, peace |
| 7 | שִׂמְחָֽה׃ | H8057 | is joy | blithesomeness or glee, (religious or festival) |
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