Proverbs 25:26 — Word Study
WLCמַעְיָ֣ן נִ֭רְפָּשׂ וּמָק֣וֹר מָשְׁחָ֑ת צַ֝דִּ֗יק מָ֣ט לִפְנֵֽי־ רָשָֽׁע׃
BSALike a muddiedrâphas [troubled, turbid] springmaʻyân [a source of satisfaction] or a pollutedshâchath [corrupted] wellmâqôwr [a fountain or source of water] is a righteous mantsaddîyq [just, upright, being just or righteous] who gives waymôwṭ [to shake, waver] topânîym the wickedrâshâʻ [morally wrong, guilty, a bad person who is guilty of crime or sin]
| Greek | English | Parsing |
|---|---|---|
| מַעְיָ֣ן | a spring | Noun common, masculine singular absolute |
| נִ֭רְפָּשׂ | fouled | Verb, Niphal, participle (active) masculine singular |
| וּמָק֣וֹר | and a fountain | Conjunction, noun common masculine singular absolute |
| מָשְׁחָ֑ת | ruined | Verb, Hophal, participle (passive) masculine singular |
| צַ֝דִּ֗יק | a righteous [person] | Adj |
| מָ֣ט | [who] sways | Verb, Qal, participle (active) masculine singular |
| לִפְנֵֽי־ | before | Preposition, noun common masculine plural construct |
| רָשָֽׁע׃ | a wicked [person] | Noun common, masculine singular absolute |
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| BSB | Like a muddied spring or a polluted well is a righteous man who gives way to the wicked. |
| KJV | A righteous man falling down before the wicked is as a troubled fountain, and a corrupt spring. |
| ASV | As a troubled fountain, and a corrupted spring, So is a righteous man that giveth way before the wicked. |
| YLT | A spring troubled, and a fountain corrupt, [Is] the righteous falling before the wicked. |
| WEB | Like a muddied spring and a polluted well, so is a righteous man who gives way before the wicked. |
| BBE | Like a troubled fountain and a dirty spring, is an upright man who has to give way before evil-doers. |
Where they part company is צַ֝דִּ֗יק — see How Translations Differ.
The sentence has a main clause with a participial phrase providing additional information about the subject.
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Deep Study — Proverbs 25:26
Sections marked generated are written from the data on this page rather than by a named author. Everything else — the lexicon entries, the cross references, the manuscript readings, the counts — is quoted from its source unchanged.
Context — Wisdom on Righteousnessgenerated
Proverbs 25:26 compares a righteous person who compromises their integrity to a muddied spring or a polluted well. This imagery highlights the negative impact of yielding to wickedness, suggesting that the actions of the righteous can become tainted when they allow themselves to be influenced by the morally wrong. This verse sits within a series of proverbs that emphasize the importance of maintaining one's moral integrity in the face of temptation.
Cross References
| Reference | Text (BSB) | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Genesis 4:8 | Then Cain said to his brother Abel, “Let us go out to the field.” And while they were in the field, Cain rose up against his brother Abel and killed him. |
| 2 | 1 Samuel 22:14–18 | Ahimelech answered the king, “Who among all your servants is as faithful as David, the king’s son-in-law, the captain of your bodyguard who is honored in your house? |
| 3 | 2 Chronicles 24:21–22 | But they conspired against Zechariah, and by order of the king, they stoned him in the courtyard of the house of the LORD. |
| 4 | Matthew 23:34–37 | Because of this, I am sending you prophets and wise men and teachers. Some of them you will kill and crucify, and others you will flog in your synagogues and persecute in town after town. |
| 5 | Matthew 26:69–74 | Meanwhile, Peter was sitting out in the courtyard, and a servant girl came up to him. “You also were with Jesus the Galilean,” she said. |
The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge — 8 references, hung on the phrase they belong to
The Key Word — צַ֝דִּ֗יק, tza.Dikgenerated
The word צַדִּיק (tza.Dik) is an adjective meaning 'righteous' or 'just'. It describes a person who is morally upright and in right standing with God. The parsing indicates it is used here as a simple adjective, emphasizing the character of the individual being discussed.
This term is central to biblical ethics, often associated with just behavior in personal conduct and governance. It conveys a sense of moral correctness and integrity, essential qualities for those who aspire to lead or influence others.
How Translations Differ — measured against the Berean Standard Biblegenerated
This study reads the verse in the Berean Standard Bible, so the BSB is the wording every comparison below is made against. The BSB uses righteous, which is also used by the KJV and ASV.
Where translations differ is in the rendering of צַ֝דִּ֗יק: just (DRA) and upright (BBE) highlight different nuances of righteousness, but all versions convey the essential meaning of moral integrity.
Sentence Structuregenerated
The main clause is centered around the verb מָ֣ט, who sways, which governs the description of the subject, צַ֝דִּ֗יק, a righteous person. The structure emphasizes the comparison between the righteous person and the polluted sources of water.
The sentence employs a simile, drawing a parallel between the state of the spring and well and the moral condition of the righteous person, illustrating the consequences of yielding to wickedness.
Septuagint Backgroundgenerated
The Septuagint translates מַעְיָן as πηγὴν, indicating a direct correspondence in meaning as both refer to a source of water. This choice reflects the translators' understanding of the term as a vital source.
For צַדִּ֗יק, the Greek δίκαιον is used, which similarly conveys the notion of righteousness and justice, reinforcing the moral implications of the verse.
In plain words — the whole versegenerated
Proverbs 25:26 compares a righteous person who gives in to the wicked to a muddied spring or a polluted well. This means that just as these water sources become unusable when contaminated, so too does a righteous person's integrity suffer when they yield to wrongdoing.
Frequently Asked Questionsgenerated
It means that a person who is normally upright and just can lose their moral standing or integrity when they compromise their values.
Springs and wells are sources of life and refreshment; when they are muddied or polluted, they become harmful, just as a righteous person's compromise can negatively affect themselves and others.
It serves as a warning to maintain integrity and not to be swayed by negative influences or peer pressure.
It implies a person who acts justly and ethically, adhering to moral principles, particularly in their interactions with others.
Reflection Questionsgenerated
- In what situations have I seen integrity compromised in my life or in others?
- How can I ensure that I remain steadfast in my values when faced with temptation?
- What practical steps can I take to be a source of refreshment and life to those around me?
- How does understanding the consequences of yielding to wickedness influence my decisions?
The early church on this verse — how the Fathers read it
Early commentators like Bede have interpreted this verse to emphasize the importance of the righteous person's words as sources of life and wisdom.
"A muddied spring, and a corrupt fountain," etc. The mouth and tongue of the just are the spring and fountain of life, which meditates wisdom and speaks judgment.Early Church Fathers on Proverbs 25 →
Commentators on this verse — 8 expositors, verse by verse
Each of these wrote on Proverbs 25:26 itself, not merely on the chapter around it.
John Gill1697–1771Gill's Exposition of the Entire BibleA righteous man falling dozen before the wicked,.... Either falling into calamity and distress by means of the wicked man, through his malice and cunning, and which be seeing, rejoices at; or
Read John Gill on Proverbs 25 →Robert Jamieson1802–1880Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown's CommentaryA righteous man falling down before the wicked is as a troubled fountain, and a corrupt spring. A righteous man falling down before the wicked is as a troubled fountain, and a corrupt spring.
Read Robert Jamieson on Proverbs 25 →Matthew Poole1624–1679Matthew Poole's Commentary on the Holy BibleFalling down; either, 1. Into sin. So the sense is, When a just man is either allured or terrified into any sinful practice before wicked men, or into any base and servile compliance with their lusts, he who by his excellent counsels was like a fountain or well of life, as his mouth is called, , sending forth refreshing streams for the benefit of many, is now corrupted and rendered unserviceable. Or rather, 2. Into misery, of which kind of falling this word is constantly used, and never to my remembrance of falling into sin. And so the sense is this, When righteous men are oppressed and devoured by the wicked, the state of that commonwealth is as deplorable, as if the public fountains, from…
Read Matthew Poole on Proverbs 25 →John Trapp1601–1669Trapp's Complete Commentary on the Old and New TestamentsProverbs 25:26 A righteous man falling down before the wicked [is as] a troubled fountain, and a corrupt spring.Ver. 26. A righteous man falling down before the wicked,] i.e., Doing anything, though by mere frailty, unbeseeming his profession, or that redounds not to the scandal of the weak only, but to the scorn of the wicked, "is as a troubled fountain," &c., is greatly disgraced and prejudiced. What a blemish was it for Abraham to fall under the reproof of Abimelech! for Samson to be taken by the Philistines in a whorehouse! for Josiah to be inminded of his duty by Pharaoh Necho! for Peter to be drawn by a silly wench to deny his master, &c.! Was not the fountain here troubled when…
Read John Trapp on Proverbs 25 →Charles John Ellicott1819–1905Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(26) A righteous man falling down before the wicked . . .—The mouth of the righteous was described (Proverbs 10:11) as a “well of life,” from the comfort and refreshment it brings to the weary- through the just and kindly counsel it offers. But if the righteous man yields to the pressure put upon him by the wicked, and through fear or favour gives up his principles, then he can no longer give forth counsel out of a pure heart; he becomes like a fountain which has been fouled by the feet of cattle drinking at it (Ezekiel 34:18), and like a corrupted spring.
Read Charles John Ellicott on Proverbs 25 →CambridgeThe Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges26. falling down] Better, with R.V., that giveth way, or (marg.) is moved. To see a righteous man moved from his stedfastness through fear or favour in the presence of the wicked is as disheartening, as to find the stream turbid and defiled, at which you were longing to quench your thirst. Lord Bacon, quoted by Lange, gives the proverb a judicial application: “This proverb teaches that an unjust and scandalous judgement in any conspicuous and weighty cause is above all things to be avoided in the State.” And again, “One foul sentence doeth more hurt than many foul examples; for these do but corrupt the stream, the other corrupteth the fountain.” troubled] Lit. trampled, i.e. fouled by the…
Read Cambridge on Proverbs 25 →Albert Barnes1798–1870Barnes' Notes on the BibleFalling down before - i. e., Yielding and cringing. To see this instead of stedfastness, is as grievous as for the traveler to find the spring at which he hoped to quench his thirst turbid and defiled.
Read Albert Barnes on Proverbs 25 →Daniel Denison Whedon1808–1885Whedon's Commentary on the Bible26. Falling down — Slipping, wavering, tottering, or ready to fall. It is used of persons whose affairs are not prosperous — who fail or are ruined in business.
Read Daniel Denison Whedon on Proverbs 25 →The verse in English, compared — 17 translations, and where they part company
Every translation on this page is a decision someone had to make and commit to. Read down a column and you see one translator's judgement; read across a row and you see the range the Greek actually allows. The BSB is the wording the rest of this page is measured against, so it is listed first.
Modern formal
Like a muddied spring or a polluted well is a righteous man who gives way to the wicked.
Like a muddied spring and a polluted well, so is a righteous man who gives way before the wicked.
Like a muddied spring or a polluted well is a righteous man who gives way to the wicked.
Like a muddied spring and a polluted well, so is a righteous person who gives way before the wicked.
Tyndale line
A righteous man falling down before the wicked is as a troubled fountain, and a corrupt spring.
As a troubled fountain, and a corrupted spring, So is a righteous man that giveth way before the wicked.
As a troubled fountain, and a corrupted spring, so is a righteous man that giveth way before the wicked.
A righteous man falling down before the wicked is as a turbid fountain, and a corrupt spring.
A righteous man falling downe before the wicked, is like a troubled well, and a corrupt spring.
Strictly literal
A troubled fountain, and a defiled well, is a righteous [man] that giveth way before the wicked.
A spring troubled, and a fountain corrupt, [Is] the righteous falling before the wicked.
A spring troubled, and a fountain corrupt, || [Is] the righteous falling before the wicked.
Like a turbid spring and a corrupt fountain, is a righteous man that giveth way before the wicked.
Like a fouled spring or a ruined fountain is a righteous person tottering before wicked people.
From the Latin
A just man falling down before the wicked, is as a fountain troubled with the foot, and a corrupted spring.
Simplified
Good people who give in to the wicked are like a muddied spring or a polluted well.
Like a troubled fountain and a dirty spring, is an upright man who has to give way before evil-doers.
Word by word, the decisions they made
Counted from the translations carried on this site, not from a survey of every English Bible. A rendering shared by many versions is usually inherited rather than independently arrived at — the Tyndale line in particular runs through most of them.
The sentence as the grammar sees it — from the MACULA Hebrew treebank
This is not our own analysis: it is the scholarly syntax tree for the verse, showing how the clause actually holds together.
Boxes are the grammarian's groupings — clause, noun phrase, prepositional phrase.
The four witnesses to this verse — Masoretic, Septuagint, Samaritan, Qumran
The Masoretic Text and the Septuagint agree on the wording of this verse, with all eight words matched. This consistency suggests a shared understanding of the concepts presented in the verse across different textual traditions.
מַעְיָ֣ן נִ֭רְפָּשׂ וּמָק֣וֹר מָשְׁחָ֑ת צַ֝דִּ֗יק מָ֣ט לִפְנֵֽי־ רָשָֽׁע׃
8 of the 8 words are matched. This is the word-by-word correspondence, not the Septuagint's own sentence — its word order and its articles are its own.
Four traditions, not one. “On the leather” means the letters physically survive on the scroll, as against letters an editor has supplied to fill a hole in it — a restoration is a scholar’s reading, not a reading of the manuscript. Words in [square brackets] are supplied; the notes count them apart from what survives.
The map of this verse — what each word keeps company with
This is a map of two things, both counted rather than judged. Company kept: which words stand within three words of each of these, anywhere in the Hebrew Bible — the thicker the line, the more often the pair meet compared with chance. Built from: the words a word is made out of, taken from its own Strong’s entry. It is not a map of meaning: nothing here claims two words mean the same thing. Click any circle to see the numbers behind it.
Lexicons — every word in Proverbs 25:26
One dossier per word, with every reference work grouped by kind — Hebrew lexicons, morphology, Bible dictionaries, topical chains and the English of the translators themselves. The verse sits at the head of each block with the word under study lit, so you never lose your place. The panel above gives the short answer; this is the long one, and it is the part of the page worth indexing.
Every entry below is the lexicographer's own text. On the Hebrew: Brown-Driver-Briggs entire and its gloss set, Strong's Hebrew Dictionary, and Tyndale House's Translators Brief lexicon. Where a cell says a work has no entry, that work genuinely has none for this word.
מַעְיָן (ma`yan) means 'spring' and refers to a source of water, such as a fountain or well. It can also be used figuratively to denote a source of satisfaction. The word is derived from a root meaning to spring forth, and it appears in contexts like Psalm 114:8.
מַעְיָן n.m. spring
base
H4599 מַעְיָן spring
4599 ma`yan mah-yawn'
or ma ynow (Psa. 114:8) {mah-yen-o'}; or (feminine) ma yanah
{mah-yaw-naw'}; from 5869 (as a denominative in the sense of a
spring); a fountain (also collectively), figuratively, a
source (of satisfaction):--fountain, spring, well.
see HEBREW for 05869
מַעְיָן (ma.yan) — spring.
spring
N-ms — Noun common · masculine singular absoluteHNcmsa
See FOUNTAIN; WELL.
Spring
(Heb. ‘ain, “the bright open source, the eye of the landscape”). To be carefully distinguished from “well” (q.v.). “Springs” mentioned in Josh. 10:40 (Heb. ‘ashdoth) should rather be “declivities” or “slopes” (R.V.), i.e., the undulating ground lying between the lowlands (the shephelah) and the central range of hills.
רָפַס (raphas) is a Hebrew verb meaning to stamp or tread, often associated with fouling or troubling something, particularly water. It appears in various forms, including Qal, Niphal, and Hithpael, indicating actions like treading down or being fouled. The entries suggest a range of meanings related to physical action and its consequences.
רָפַס, רָפַשׂ vb. stamp, tread, foul by stamping, treading
Qal c. acc. rivers
Niph. a fountain befouled.
Hithp. (stamp oneself down, then fig.) humble thyself
base
H7515 רָפַס, רָפַשׂ stamp, tread, foul by stamping, treading
7515 raphas raw-fas'
a primitive root; to trample, i.e. roil water:--foul,
trouble.
רָפַשׂ (ra.pha.s) — to foul.
1) to stamp, tread, foul by stamping or treading
1a) (Qal) to tread down, foul by treading, foul with the feet
1b) (Niphal) to be fouled
V-Niphal — Verb · Niphal · participle (active) masculine singularHVNrmsa
מָקוֹר (maqowr) refers to a source or fountain, typically of water, but also extends to figurative meanings such as joy, wisdom, and progeny. It can denote a spring, the flow of blood, or even the source of menstruation. The term is derived from a root meaning 'to dig' and is associated with various contexts in the Old Testament.
מָקוֹר n.m. spring, fountain (app. orig. well)
spring of water
fig. of eye
source of menstruous blood
= flow of blood after child-birth
base
H4726 מָקוֹר
4726 maqowr maw-kore'
or maqor {maw-kore'}; from 6979; properly, something dug,
i.e. a (general) source (of water, even when naturally
flowing; also of tears, blood (by euphemism, of the female
pudenda); figuratively, of happiness, wisdom,
progeny):--fountain, issue, spring, well(-spring).
see HEBREW for 06979
מָקוֹר (ma.qor) — fountain.
1) spring, fountain
1a) spring
1a1) of source of life, joy, purification (fig.)
1b) of the eye (fig.)
1c) source (of menstruous blood)
1d) flow (of blood after child birth)
Conj | N-ms — Conjunction · noun common masculine singular absoluteHC/Ncmsa
foun'-tin, foun'-tan:
In a country where no rain falls for half of the year, springs sume an importance unknown in more favored lands. In both eastern and western Palestine and even in Lebanon there are many villages which depend entirely upon reservoirs or cisterns of rain water. Others are situated along the courses of the few perennial streams. But wherever a spring exists it is very apt to be the nucleus of a village. It may furnish sufficient water to be used in irrigation, in which case the gardens surrounding the village become an oasis in the midst of the parched land. Or there may be a tiny stream which barely suffices for drinking water, about which the village women and girls sit and talk waiting their turns to fill their jars, sometimes until far in the night. The water of the village fountain is often conveyed by a covered conduit for some distance from the source to a…
Fountain
(Heb. ‘ain; i.e., “eye” of the water desert), a natural source of living water. Palestine was a “land of brooks of water, of fountains, and depths that spring out of valleys and hills” (Deut. 8:7; 11:11).
These fountains, bright sparkling “eyes” of the desert, are remarkable for their abundance and their beauty, especially on the west of Jordan. All the perennial rivers and streams of the country are supplied from fountains, and depend comparatively little on surface water. “Palestine is a country of mountains and hills, and it abounds in fountains of water. The murmur of these waters is heard in every dell, and the luxuriant foliage which surrounds them is seen in every plain.” Besides its rain-water, its cisterns and fountains, Jerusalem had also an abundant supply of water in the magnificent reservoir called…
(a spring in distinction from a well). The springs of Palestine, though short-lived, are remarkable for their abundance and beauty, especially those which fall into the Jordan and into its lakes, of which there are hundreds throughout its whole course. The spring or fountain of living water, the "eye" of the landscape, is distinguished in all Oriental languages from the artificially-sunk and enclosed well. Jerusalem appears to have possessed either more than one perennial spring or one issuing by more than one outlet. In Oriental cities generally public fountains are frequent. Traces of such fountains at Jerusalem may perhaps be found in the names of Enrogel, (2 Samuel 17:17) the "Dragon well" or fountain, and the "gate of the fountain." (Nehemiah 2:13,14)
שָׁחַת (shachath) is a Hebrew verb meaning to ruin or corrupt. It encompasses a range of actions including decay, spoilage, and moral perversion, with various grammatical forms indicating different nuances of destruction or corruption. The word appears in contexts that suggest both physical and moral degradation.
[שָׁחַת] 161 vb. go to ruin (?)
Niph. be marred, spoiled
Pi.
spoil, ruin
pervert, corrupt
Hiph.
spoil, ruin
pervert, corrupt
Hoph. spoiled, ruined
base
H7843 [שָׁחַת] go to ruin (?) . be marred, spoiled
. . spoil, ruin
. pervert, corrupt
. . spoil, ruin
. pervert, corrupt
. spoiled, ruined
7843 shachath shaw-khath'
a primitive root; to decay, i.e. (causatively) ruin
(literally or figuratively):--batter, cast off, corrupt(-er,
thing), destroy(-er, -uction), lose, mar, perish, spill,
spoiler, X utterly, waste(-r).
שָׁחַת (sha.chat) — to ruin.
1) to destroy, corrupt, go to ruin, decay
1a) (Niphal) to be marred, be spoiled, be corrupted, be corrupt, be injured, be ruined, be rotted
1b) (Piel)
1b1) to spoil, ruin
1b2) to pervert, corrupt, deal corruptly (morally)
1c) (Hiphil)
1c1) to spoil, ruin, destroy
1c2) to pervert, corrupt (morally)
1c3) destroyer (participle)
1d) (Hophal) spoiled, ruined (participle)
Aramaic equivalent: she.chat (שְׁחַת "to corrupt" H7844)
V-Hophal-Inf-c — Verb · Hophal · participle (passive) masculine singularHVHsmsa
צַדִּיק (tsaddiyq) means just or righteous, covering various aspects such as lawful behavior, moral conduct, and being justified by God. It is derived from a related root and is used to describe individuals who are upright in character and actions.
צַדִּיק 206 adj. just, righteous
base
H6662 צַדִּיק just, righteous
6662 tsaddiyq tsad-deek'
from 6663; just:--just, lawful, righteous (man).
see HEBREW for 06663
צַדִּיק (tsad.diq) — righteous.
1) just, lawful, righteous
1a) just, righteous (in government)
1b) just, right (in one's cause)
1c) just, righteous (in conduct and character)
1d) righteous (as justified and vindicated by God)
1e) right, correct, lawful
Adj — AdjHAamsa
מוֹט (mot) is a Hebrew verb meaning to totter, shake, or slip. It has various forms, including Qal (to totter), Niphal (to be shaken), Hiphil (to dislodge), and Hithpael (to be greatly shaken). The entries indicate a range of meanings related to instability and movement, but do not specify any particular Old Testament verses.
[מוֹט] vb. totter, shake, slip
Qal totter, slip
Niph. be shaken, moved, overthrown
Hiph. dislodge, let fall, drop
Hithpo‛l. be greatly shaken
base
H4131 [מוֹט] totter, shake, slip
4131 mowt mote
a primitive root; to waver; by implication , to slip, shake,
fall:--be carried, cast, be out of course, be fallen in
decay, X exceedingly, fall(-ing down), be (re-)moved, be
ready, shake, slide, slip.
מוֹט (mot) — to shake.
1) to totter, shake, slip
1a) (Qal) to totter, shake, slip
1b) (Niphal) to be shaken, be moved, be overthrown
1c) (Hiphil) to dislodge, let fall, drop
1d) (Hithpael) to be greatly shaken
V-Qal — Verb · Qal · participle (active) masculine singularHVqrmsa
The Hebrew word פָּנֶה (*pāneh*) is a noun meaning 'face' or 'presence,' and it appears in various contexts, including the faces of seraphim and animals, as well as the surface of the ground. It can also function as an adverb meaning 'before' or 'in front of.' The word is built from a root that suggests turning or facing, and it encompasses a wide range of applications, both literal and figurative.
[פָּנֶה], pl. פָּנִים 2123 n.m. face, also faces
face, faces
presence, person
technically, see one's face, i.e. appear before one, in one's presence
face of seraphim
face of animals
face (= surface) of ground
as adv.loc. before
for other phrases
with prepositions
base
H6440 פָּנֶה, pl. פָּנִים face, also faces . . face, faces
. . presence, person
. technically, see one's face, i.e. appear before one, in one's presence
. face of seraphim
. face of animals
. face (= surface) of ground
. as adv. loc. before
. for other phrases
. with prepositions
6440 paniym paw-neem'
plural (but always as singular) of an unused noun (paneh
{paw-neh'}; from 6437); the face (as the part that turns);
used in a great variety of applications (literally and
figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a
preposition (before, etc.):--+ accept, a-(be- )fore(-time),
against, anger, X as (long as), at, + battle, + because (of),
+ beseech, countenance, edge, + employ, endure, + enquire,
face, favour, fear of, for, forefront(-part), form(-er
time, -ward), from, front, heaviness, X him(-self), +
honourable, + impudent, + in, it, look(-eth) (- s), X me, +
meet, X more than, mouth, of, off, (of) old (time), X on,
open, + out of, over against, the partial, person, + please,
presence, propect, was purposed, by reason of, + regard, right
forth, + serve, X shewbread, sight, state, straight, + street,
X thee, X them(-selves), through (+ - out), till, time(-s)
פָּנֶה (pa.neh) — face: before.
: before/to/front
1) face
1a) face, faces
1b) presence, person
1c) face (of seraphim or cherubim)
1d) face (of animals)
1e) face, surface (of ground)
1f) as adv of loc/temp
1f1) before and behind, toward, in front of, forward, formerly, from beforetime, before
1g) with prep
1g1) in front of, before, to the front of, in the presence of, in the face of, at the face or front of, from the presence of, from before, from before the face of
פָּנֶה (pa.neh) — face.
: face
1) face
1a) face, faces
1b) presence, person
1c) face (of seraphim or cherubim)
1d) face (of animals)
1e) face, surface (of ground)
1f) as adv of loc/temp
1f1) before and behind, toward, in front of, forward, formerly, from beforetime, before
1g) with prep
1g1) in front of, before, to the front of, in the presence of, in the face of, at the face or front of, from the presence of, from before, from…
Prep | N-cp — Preposition · noun common masculine plural constructHR/Ncmpc
be-for': The translation of a great variety of Hebrew and Greek words. "Haran died before (the English Revised Version "in the presence of," literally "before the face of") his father Terah" (Ge 11:28). To be "before" God is to enjoy His favor (Ps 31:22). "The Syrians before" (Isa 9:12 the Revised Version, margin "on the east," as "behind," owing to the position of Canaan, relative to Syria, implies the west).
רָשָׁע (rasha`) refers to someone who is wicked or criminal, encompassing meanings such as guilty and ungodly. It is derived from a root that implies moral wrongdoing. The term is used to describe individuals who are hostile to God or guilty of sin against others.
רָשָׁע 263 adj. wicked, criminal
base
H7563 רָשָׁע wicked, criminal
7563 rasha` raw-shaw'
from 7561; morally wrong; concretely, an (actively) bad
person:--+ condemned, guilty, ungodly, wicked (man), that did
wrong.
see HEBREW for 07561
רָשָׁע (ra.sah) — wicked.
1) wicked, criminal
1a) guilty one, one guilty of crime (subst)
1b) wicked (hostile to God)
1c) wicked, guilty of sin (against God or man)
Adj — Noun common · masculine singular absoluteHNcmsa