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

I

נָחָה

nâchâh

H5148

to guide; by implication, to transport (into exile, or as colonists)

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in the

דֶּרֶךְ

derek

H1870

a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb

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of

צְדָקָה

tsᵉdâqâh

H6666

rightness (abstractly), subjectively (rectitude), objectively (justice), morally (virtue) or figuratively (prosperity)

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in the

תָּוֶךְ

tâvek

H8432

a bisection, i.e. (by implication) the centre

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of the

אֹרַח

ʼôrach

H734

a well-trodden road (literally or figuratively); also a caravan

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of

מִשְׁפָּט

mishpâṭ

H4941

properly, a verdict (favorable or unfavorable) pronounced judicially, especially a sentence or formal decree (human or (participant's) divine law, ind...

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Key Terms in This Verse

paths H734

אֹרַח ʼôrach

a well-trodden road (literally or figuratively); also a caravan

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lead H5148

נָחָה nâchâh

to guide; by implication, to transport (into exile, or as colonists)

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judgment H4941

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...

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righteousness H6666

צְדָקָה tsᵉdâqâh

rightness (abstractly), subjectively (rectitude), objectively (justice), morally (virtue) or figuratively (prosperity)

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midst H8432

תָּוֶךְ tâvek

a bisection, i.e. (by implication) the centre

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way H1870

דֶּרֶךְ derek

a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 5:32 cross-reference

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.

Psalm 32:8 cross-reference

I will instruct thee and teach thee in the way which thou shalt go: I will guide thee with mine eye.

Proverbs 6:22 cross-reference

When thou goest, it shall lead thee; when thou sleepest, it shall keep thee; and when thou awakest, it shall talk with thee.

Proverbs 3:6 cross-reference

In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.

Isaiah 2:3 cross-reference

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...

Isaiah 49:10 cross-reference

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.

Revelation 7:17 cross-reference

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.

Psalm 23:3 cross-reference

He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name’s sake.

John 10:3 cross-reference

To him the porter openeth; and the sheep hear his voice: and he calleth his own sheep by name, and leadeth them out.

Isaiah 55:4 cross-reference

Behold, I have given him for a witness to the people, a leader and commander to the people.

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