King James Version
Psalms 12:8 in the King James Version says “The wicked walk on every side, when the vilest men are exalted. men: Heb. of the sons of the men” — study this verse from Psalms chapter 12 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“The wicked walk on every side, when the vilest men are exalted. men: Heb. of the sons of the men”
Psalms 12:8 · KJV
The words of the LORD are pure words: as silver tried in a furnace of earth, purified seven times.
Thou shalt keep them, O LORD, thou shalt preserve them from this generation for ever. them from: Heb. him, etc: that is, every one of them, etc
The wicked walk on every side, when the vilest men are exalted. men: Heb. of the sons of the men
KJV Study — Public Domain
“on every side”
H5439(as noun) a circle, neighbour, or environs; but chiefly (as adverb, with or without preposition) around
“walk”
H1980to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)
“are exalted”
H7311to be high actively, to rise or raise (in various applications, literally or figuratively)
“men”
H1121a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or
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