The Meaning of Proverbs 14:22 Explained

Proverbs 14:22

KJV: Do they not err that devise evil? but mercy and truth shall be to them that devise good.

YLT: Do not they err who are devising evil? And kindness and truth are to those devising good,

Darby: Do they not err that devise evil? but loving-kindness and truth are for those that devise good.

ASV: Do they not err that devise evil? But mercy and truth'shall be to them that devise good.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

Do they not err  that devise  evil?  but mercy  and truth  [shall be] to them that devise  good. 

What does Proverbs 14:22 Mean?

Chapter Summary: Proverbs 14

1  A wise woman builds her house

What do the individual words in Proverbs 14:22 mean?

Not do they go astray who devise evil but mercy and truth [belong] to those who devise good
הֲ‍ֽלוֹא־ יִ֭תְעוּ חֹ֣רְשֵׁי ؟ רָ֑ע וְחֶ֥סֶד וֶ֝אֱמֶ֗ת חֹ֣רְשֵׁי טֽוֹב

יִ֭תְעוּ  do  they  go  astray 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person masculine plural
Root: תָּעָה  
Sense: to err, wander, go astray, stagger.
חֹ֣רְשֵׁי  who  devise 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Participle, masculine plural construct
Root: חָרַשׁ 
Sense: to cut in, plough, engrave, devise.
؟ רָ֑ע  evil 
Parse: Adjective, masculine singular
Root: רַע 
Sense: bad, evil.
וְחֶ֥סֶד  but  mercy 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine singular
Root: חֶסֶד 
Sense: goodness, kindness, faithfulness.
וֶ֝אֱמֶ֗ת  and  truth  [belong] 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, feminine singular
Root: אֱמֶת  
Sense: firmness, faithfulness, truth.
חֹ֣רְשֵׁי  to  those  who  devise 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Participle, masculine plural construct
Root: חָרַשׁ 
Sense: to cut in, plough, engrave, devise.
טֽוֹב  good 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: טָבַב 
Sense: good, pleasant, agreeable.