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Proverbs 21:12

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

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מַשְׂכִּ֣ילmaskilconsiderשָׂכַלverb, hiphil, participle, absolute — “consider”, a verb used as a describing wordH7919to be (causatively, make or act) circumspect and hence, intelligentconsider, expert, instruct, prosper, (deal) prudent(-ly), (give) skill(-ful), have good success, teach, (have, make to) understand(-ing), wisdom, (be, behave self, consider, make) wise(-ly), guide wittingly.צַ֭דִּיקtsadiqjustצַדִּיקadjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “just”, the ordinary formH6662justjust, lawful, righteous (man).לְבֵ֣יתleveytto familyבַּיִתpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “to family”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1004a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)court, daughter, door, [phrase] dungeon, family, [phrase] forth of, [idiom] great as would contain, hangings, home(born), (winter) house(-hold), inside(-ward), palace, place, [phrase] prison, [phrase] steward, [phrase] tablet, temple, web,…רָשָׁ֑עrashaguiltyרָשָׁעadjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “guilty”, the ordinary formH7563morally wrong; concretely, an (actively) bad person[phrase] condemned, guilty, ungodly, wicked (man), that did wrong.מְסַלֵּ֖ףmesalefoverthrowסָלַףverb, piel, participle, absolute — “overthrow”, a verb used as a describing wordH5557properly, to wrench, i.e. (figuratively) to subvertoverthrow, pervert.רְשָׁעִ֣יםreshaimguiltyרָשָׁעadjective, adjective, masculine, plural, absolute — “guilty”, the ordinary formH7563morally wrong; concretely, an (actively) bad person[phrase] condemned, guilty, ungodly, wicked (man), that did wrong.לָרָֽעlarato badרַעpreposition, with the article, adjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “to bad”, the ordinary formH7451bad 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…

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

The Righteous One considereth the house of the wicked; overthrowing the wicked to their ruin.

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American Standard Version (1901)

The righteous man considereth the house of the wicked, How the wicked are overthrown to their ruin.

Young’s Literal Translation

The Righteous One is acting wisely Towards the house of the wicked, He is overthrowing the wicked for wickedness.

World English Bible

The Righteous One considers the house of the wicked, and brings the wicked to ruin.

Darby Translation

One that is righteous wisely considereth the house of the wicked: he overthroweth the wicked to [their] ruin.

Douay-Rheims

The just considereth seriously the house of the wicked, that he may withdraw the wicked from evil.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

The Righteous One considereth the house of the wicked; overthrowing the wicked to their ruin.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

A righteous man understands the hearts of the ungodly: and despises the ungodly for their wickedness.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Συνιεῖ δίκαιος καρδίας ἀσεβῶν, καὶ φαυλίζει ἀσεβεῖς ἐν κακοῖς.