Hebrew Interlinear

Proverbs 12:26 Interlinear

is more excellent than his neighbour The righteous but the way of the wicked seduceth

Word-by-Word Analysis

#OriginalStrong'sEnglishDefinition
1יָתֵ֣רH8446is more excellentto meander (causatively, guide) about, especially for trade or reconnoitring
2מֵרֵעֵ֣הוּH7453than his neighbouran associate (more or less close)
3צַדִּ֑יקH6662The righteousjust
4וְדֶ֖רֶךְH1870but the waya road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb
5רְשָׁעִ֣יםH7563of the wickedmorally wrong; concretely, an (actively) bad person
6תַּתְעֵֽם׃H8582seducethto vacillate, i.e., reel or stray (literally or figuratively); also causative of both

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