King James Version

Proverbs 14:2

He that walketh in his uprightness feareth the LORD: but he that is perverse in his ways despiseth him.

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הוֹלֵ֣ךְholekhewalkהָלַךְverb, qal, participle, absolute — “walk”, a verb used as a describing wordH1980to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)(all) along, apace, behave (self), come, (on) continually, be conversant, depart, [phrase] be eased, enter, exercise (self), [phrase] follow, forth, forward, get, go (about, abroad, along, away, forward, on, out, up and down), [phrase] gre…בְּ֭יָשְׁרוֹbeyashervoin rightיֹשֶׁרpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “in right”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3476the rightequity, meet, right, upright(-ness).יְרֵ֣אyereafraidיָרֵאadjective, adjective, masculine, singular, construct — “afraid”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3373fearing; morally, reverentafraid, fear (-ful).יְהוָ֑הyehvahJehovahיְהֹוָהnoun, proper name — “Jehovah”H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodJehovah, the Lord. Compare H3050 (יָהּ), H3069 (יְהֹוִה).וּנְל֖וֹזunelozand departלוּזconjunction, verb, niphal, participle, construct — “and depart”, a verb used as a describing wordH3868to turn aside , i.e. (literally) to depart, (figuratively) be perversedepart, froward, perverse(-ness).דְּרָכָ֣יוderakhayvalongדֶּרֶךְnoun, common, both genders, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “along”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1870a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverbalong, away, because of, [phrase] by, conversation, custom, (east-) ward, journey, manner, passenger, through, toward, (high-) (path-) way(-side), whither(-soever).בּוֹזֵֽהוּbozehvdespiseבָּזָהverb, qal, participle, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “despise”, a verb used as a describing wordH959to disesteemdespise, disdain, contemn(-ptible), [phrase] think to scorn, vile person.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

He that walketh in his uprightness feareth the LORD; but he that is perverse in his ways despiseth Him.

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American Standard Version (1901)

He that walketh in his uprightness feareth Jehovah; But he that is perverse in his ways despiseth him.

Young’s Literal Translation

Whoso is walking in his uprightness is fearing Jehovah, And the perverted [in] his ways is despising Him.

World English Bible

He who walks in his uprightness fears Yahweh, but he who is perverse in his ways despises him.

Darby Translation

He that walketh in his uprightness feareth Jehovah; but he that is perverted in his ways despiseth him.

Douay-Rheims

He that walketh in the right way, and feareth God, Cis despised by him that goeth by an infamous way.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

He that walketh in his uprightness feareth the LORD; but he that is perverse in his ways despiseth Him.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

He that walks uprightly fears the Lord; but he that is perverse in his ways shall be dishonoured.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ὁ πορευόμενος ὀρθῶς φοβεῖται τὸν Κύριον, ὁ δὲ σκολιάζων ταῖς ὁδοῖς αὐτοῦ ἀτιμασθήσεται.