King James Version

Proverbs 14:32

The wicked is driven away in his wickedness: but the righteous hath hope in his death.

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בְּֽ֭רָעָתוֹberaatvoin badרַעpreposition, noun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “in bad”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7451bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral)adversity, affliction, bad, calamity, [phrase] displease(-ure), distress, evil((-favouredness), man, thing), [phrase] exceedingly, [idiom] great, grief(-vous), harm, heavy, hurt(-ful), ill (favoured), [phrase] mark, mischief(-vous), misery…יִדָּחֶ֣הyidachehchaseדָּחָהverb, niphal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “chase”, an unfinished actionH1760to push downchase, drive away (on), overthrow, outcast, [idiom] sore, thrust, totter.רָשָׁ֑עrashaguiltyרָשָׁעadjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “guilty”, the ordinary formH7563morally wrong; concretely, an (actively) bad person[phrase] condemned, guilty, ungodly, wicked (man), that did wrong.וְחֹסֶ֖הvechosehand have hopeחָסָהconjunction, verb, qal, participle, absolute — “and have hope”, a verb used as a describing wordH2620to flee for protection; figuratively, to confide inhave hope, make refuge, (put) trust.בְמוֹת֣וֹvemotvoin deadמָוֶתpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “in dead”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4194death (natural or violent); concretely, the dead, their place or state (hades); figuratively, pestilence, ruin(be) dead(-ly), death, die(-d).צַדִּֽיקtsadiqjustצַדִּיקadjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “just”, the ordinary formH6662justjust, lawful, righteous (man).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

The wicked is thrust down in his misfortune; but the righteous, even when he is brought to death, hath hope.

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American Standard Version (1901)

The wicked is thrust down in his evil-doing; But the righteous hath a refuge in his death.

Young’s Literal Translation

In his wickedness is the wicked driven away, And trustful in his death [is] the righteous.

World English Bible

The wicked is brought down in his calamity, but in death, the righteous has a refuge.

Darby Translation

The wicked is driven away by his evil-doing; but the righteous trusteth, [even] in his death.

Douay-Rheims

The wicked man shall be driven out in his wickedness: but the just hath hope in his death.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

The wicked is thrust down in his misfortune; but the righteous, even when he is brought to death, hath hope.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

The ungodly shall be driven away in his wickedness: but he who is secure in his own holiness is just.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἐν κακίᾳ αὐτοῦ ἀπωσθήσεται ἀσεβής, ὁ δὲ πεποιθὼς τῇ ἑαυτοῦ ὁσιότητι δίκαιος.