King James Version

Proverbs 14:34

Righteousness exalteth a nation: but sin is a reproach to any people.

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צְדָקָ֥הtsedaqahjusticeצְדָקָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “justice”, the ordinary formH6666rightness (abstractly), subjectively (rectitude), objectively (justice), morally (virtue) or figuratively (prosperity)justice, moderately, right(-eous) (act, -ly, -ness).תְרֽוֹמֵֽםteromemhighרוּםverb, polel, imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “high”, an unfinished actionH7311to be high actively, to rise or raise (in various applications, literally or figuratively)bring up, exalt (self), extol, give, go up, haughty, heave (up), (be, lift up on, make on, set up on, too) high(-er, one), hold up, levy, lift(-er) up, (be) lofty, ([idiom] a-) loud, mount up, offer (up), [phrase] presumptuously, (be) prom…גּ֑וֹיgoyGentileגּוֹיnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “Gentile”, the ordinary formH1471a foreign nation; hence, a Gentile; also (figuratively) a troop of animals, or a flight of locustsGentile, heathen, nation, people.וְחֶ֖סֶדvechesedand kindnessחֵסֵדconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “and kindness”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH2617kindness; by implication (towards God) piety; rarely (by opposition) reproof, or (subject.) beautyfavour, good deed(-liness, -ness), kindly, (loving-) kindness, merciful (kindness), mercy, pity, reproach, wicked thing.לְאֻמִּ֣יםleumimnationלְאֹםnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “nation”, the ordinary formH3816a communitynation, people.חַטָּֽאתchatatpunishmentחַטָּאָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “punishment”, the ordinary formH2403an offence (sometimes habitual sinfulness), and its penalty, occasion, sacrifice, or expiation; also (concretely) an offenderpunishment (of sin), purifying(-fication for sin), sin(-ner, offering).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Righteousness exalteth a nation; but sin is a reproach to any people.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Righteousness exalteth a nation; But sin is a reproach to any people.

Young’s Literal Translation

Righteousness exalteth a nation, And the goodliness of peoples [is] a sin-offering.

World English Bible

Righteousness exalts a nation, but sin is a disgrace to any people.

Darby Translation

Righteousness exalteth a nation; but sin is a reproach to peoples.

Douay-Rheims

Justice exalteth a nation: but sin maketh nations miserable.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Righteousness exalteth a nation; but sin is a reproach to any people.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Righteousness exalts a nation: but sins diminish tribes.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Δικαιοσύνη ὑψοῖ ἔθνος, ἐλασσονοῦσι δὲ φυλὰς ἁμαρτίαι.