Proverbs 14:14
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
The backsliderס֣וּג
(sug)
5472: to move away, backslidea prim. root
in heartלֵ֑ב
(lev;)
3820: inner man, mind, will, heartfrom the same as lebab
will have his fillיִ֭שְׂבַּע
(yis·ba)
7646: to be sated, satisfied or surfeiteda prim. root
of his own ways,מִדְּרָכָ֣יו
(mid·de·ra·chav)
1870: way, road, distance, journey, mannerfrom darak
But a goodטֹֽוב׃
(to·vv.)
2896a: pleasant, agreeable, goodfrom tob
manאִ֣ישׁ
(ish)
376: manfrom an unused word
will [be satisfied] with his. 
 
  


















KJV Lexicon
The backslider
cuwg  (soog)
to flinch, i.e. (by implication) to go back, literally (to retreat) or figuratively (to apostatize) -- backslider, drive, go back, turn (away, back).
in heart
leb  (labe)
the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect
shall be filled
saba`  (saw-bah')
to sate, i.e. fill to satisfaction -- have enough, fill (full, self, with), be (to the) full (of), have plenty of, be satiate, satisfy (with), suffice, be weary of.
with his own ways
derek  (deh'-rek)
a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb
and a good
towb  (tobe)
good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun
man
'iysh  (eesh)
a 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)
shall be satisfied from himself
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
The backslider in heart will have his fill of his own ways, But a good man will be satisfied with his.

King James Bible
The backslider in heart shall be filled with his own ways: and a good man shall be satisfied from himself.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
The disloyal one will get what his conduct deserves, and a good man, what his deeds deserve.

International Standard Version
The faithless one will pay for his behavior, but a good man will be rewarded for his.

NET Bible
The backslider will be paid back from his own ways, but a good person will be rewarded for his.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
He who is rash in his heart will be filled with his ways, and a good man will be filled from the awe of his soul.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
A heart that turns [from God] becomes bored with its own ways, but a good person is satisfied with God's ways.

King James 2000 Bible
The backslider in heart shall be filled with his own ways: and a good man shall be satisfied from above himself.
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