The Meaning of Proverbs 14:34 Explained

Proverbs 14:34

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

YLT: Righteousness exalteth a nation, And the goodliness of peoples is a sin-offering.

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

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

KJV Reverse Interlinear

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

What does Proverbs 14:34 Mean?

Chapter Summary: Proverbs 14

1  A wise woman builds her house

What do the individual words in Proverbs 14:34 mean?

Righteousness exalts a nation but a reproach to [any] people sin [is]
צְדָקָ֥ה תְרֽוֹמֵֽם־ גּ֑וֹי וְחֶ֖סֶד לְאֻמִּ֣ים חַטָּֽאת

צְדָקָ֥ה  Righteousness 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular
Root: צְדָקָה  
Sense: justice, righteousness.
תְרֽוֹמֵֽם־  exalts 
Parse: Verb, Piel, Imperfect, third person feminine singular
Root: יָרוּם 
Sense: to rise, rise up, be high, be lofty, be exalted.
גּ֑וֹי  a  nation 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: גֹּוי 
Sense: nation, people.
וְחֶ֖סֶד  but  a  reproach 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: חֶסֶד 
Sense: goodness, kindness, faithfulness.
לְאֻמִּ֣ים  to  [any]  people 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural
Root: לְאֹם  
Sense: a people, nation.
חַטָּֽאת  sin  [is] 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular
Root: חַטָּאָה 
Sense: sin, sinful.