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Proverbs 15:19 Interlinear

“The way of the slothful man is as an hedge of thorns but the way of the righteous is made plain”

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Proverbs 15 with commentary

Word-by-Word Analysis

#	Original	Strong's	English	Definition
1	דֶּ֣רֶךְ	H1870	The way	a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb
2	עָ֭צֵל	H6102	of the slothful	indolent
3	כִּמְשֻׂ֣כַת	H4881	man is as an hedge	a hedge
4	חָ֑דֶק	H2312	of thorns	a prickly plant
5	וְאֹ֖רַח	H734	but the way	a well-trodden road (literally or figuratively); also a caravan
6	יְשָׁרִ֣ים	H3477	of the righteous	straight (literally or figuratively)
7	סְלֻלָֽה׃	H5549	is made plain	to mound up (especially a turnpike); figurative, to exalt; reflexively, to oppose (as by a dam)

Proverbs 15:19 (current)The way of the slothful man is as an hedge of thorns but the way of the righteous is made plain