Proverbs 21:12
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
The righteous oneצַ֭דִּיק
(tzad·dik)
6662: just, righteousfrom the same as tsedeq
considersמַשְׂכִּ֣יל
(mas·kil)
7919a: to be prudenta prim. root
the houseלְבֵ֣ית
(le·veit)
1004: a housea prim. root
of the wicked,רָשָׁ֑ע
(ra·sha;)
7563: wicked, criminalfrom an unused word
Turningמְסַלֵּ֖ף
(me·sal·lef)
5557: to twist, pervert, overturna prim. root
the wickedרְשָׁעִ֣ים
(re·sha·'im)
7563: wicked, criminalfrom an unused word
to ruin.לָרָֽע׃
(la·ra.)
7451b: evil, distress, misery, injury, calamityfrom the same as roa


















KJV Lexicon
The righteous
tsaddiyq  (tsad-deek')
just -- just, lawful, righteous (man).
man wisely considereth
sakal  (saw-kal')
to be (causatively, make or act) circumspect and hence, intelligent
the house
bayith  (bah'-yith)
a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
of the wicked
rasha`  (raw-shaw')
morally wrong; concretely, an (actively) bad person -- + condemned, guilty, ungodly, wicked (man), that did wrong.
but God overthroweth
calaph  (saw-laf')
to wrench, i.e. (figuratively) to subvert -- overthrow, pervert.
the wicked
rasha`  (raw-shaw')
morally wrong; concretely, an (actively) bad person -- + condemned, guilty, ungodly, wicked (man), that did wrong.
for their wickedness
ra`  (rah)
bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral)one), worse(-st), wretchedness, wrong. (Incl. feminine raaah; as adjective or noun.).
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
The righteous one considers the house of the wicked, Turning the wicked to ruin.

King James Bible
The righteous man wisely considereth the house of the wicked: but God overthroweth the wicked for their wickedness.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
The Righteous One considers the house of the wicked; He brings the wicked to ruin.

International Standard Version
The righteous God considers the house of the wicked, bringing the wicked to ruin.

NET Bible
The Righteous One considers the house of the wicked; he overthrows the wicked to their ruin.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
The Righteous One understands the heart of the evil, and he drives out the evil ones unto affliction.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
A righteous person wisely considers the house of a wicked person. He throws wicked people into disasters.

King James 2000 Bible
The righteous man wisely considers the house of the wicked: but God overthrows the wicked for their wickedness.
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