King James Version
Psalms 25:12 in the King James Version says “What man is he that feareth the LORD? him shall he teach in the way that he shall choose.” — study this verse from Psalms chapter 25 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“What man is he that feareth the LORD? him shall he teach in the way that he shall choose.”
Psalms 25:12 · KJV
All the paths of the LORD are mercy and truth unto such as keep his covenant and his testimonies.
For thy name's sake, O LORD, pardon mine iniquity; for it is great.
What man is he that feareth the LORD? him shall he teach in the way that he shall choose.
His soul shall dwell at ease; and his seed shall inherit the earth. dwell: Heb. lodge in goodness
The secret of the LORD is with them that fear him; and he will shew them his covenant. and: or, and his covenant to make them know it
KJV Study — Public Domain
who? (occasionally, by a peculiar idiom, of things); also (indefinitely) whoever; often used in oblique construction with prefix or suffix
“What man”
H376a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
“him shall he teach”
H3384properly, to flow as water (i.e., to rain); transitively, to lay or throw (especially an arrow, i.e., to shoot); figuratively, to point out (as if by
“in the way”
H1870a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb
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