Proverbs 8:20
Old Testament • 6 words with Strong's data
"I lead in the way of righteousness, in the midst of the paths of judgment:"
Word-by-Word Analysis
נָחָה
nâchâh
to guide; by implication, to transport (into exile, or as colonists)
דֶּרֶךְ
derek
a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb
צְדָקָה
tsᵉdâqâh
rightness (abstractly), subjectively (rectitude), objectively (justice), morally (virtue) or figuratively (prosperity)
תָּוֶךְ
tâvek
a bisection, i.e. (by implication) the centre
אֹרַח
ʼôrach
a well-trodden road (literally or figuratively); also a caravan
מִשְׁפָּט
mishpâṭ
properly, a verdict (favorable or unfavorable) pronounced judicially, especially a sentence or formal decree (human or (participant's) divine law, ind...
Key Terms in This Verse
אֹרַח ʼôrach
a well-trodden road (literally or figuratively); also a caravan
Study H734 →נָחָה nâchâh
to guide; by implication, to transport (into exile, or as colonists)
Study H5148 →מִשְׁפָּט mishpâṭ
properly, a verdict (favorable or unfavorable) pronounced judicially, especially a sentence or formal decree (human or (participant's) divine law, individual or collective), including the act, the pla...
Study H4941 →צְדָקָה tsᵉdâqâh
rightness (abstractly), subjectively (rectitude), objectively (justice), morally (virtue) or figuratively (prosperity)
Study H6666 →דֶּרֶךְ derek
a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb
Study H1870 →Cross References
Ye shall observe to do therefore as the LORD your God hath commanded you: ye shall not turn aside to the right hand or to the left.
I will instruct thee and teach thee in the way which thou shalt go: I will guide thee with mine eye.
When thou goest, it shall lead thee; when thou sleepest, it shall keep thee; and when thou awakest, it shall talk with thee.
In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.
And many people shall go and say, Come ye, and let us go up to the mountain of the LORD, to the house of the God of Jacob; and he will teach us of his ways, and we will walk in his paths: for out of Z...
They shall not hunger nor thirst; neither shall the heat nor sun smite them: for he that hath mercy on them shall lead them, even by the springs of water shall he guide them.
For the Lamb which is in the midst of the throne shall feed them, and shall lead them unto living fountains of waters: and God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes.
He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name’s sake.
To him the porter openeth; and the sheep hear his voice: and he calleth his own sheep by name, and leadeth them out.
Behold, I have given him for a witness to the people, a leader and commander to the people.
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