KJV: The way of the slothful man is as an hedge of thorns: but the way of the righteous is made plain.
YLT: The way of the slothful is as a hedge of briers, And the path of the upright is raised up.
Darby: The way of the sluggard is as a hedge of thorns; but the path of the upright is made plain.
ASV: The way of the sluggard is as a hedge of thorns; But the path of the upright is made a highway.
| דֶּ֣רֶךְ | The way |
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Parse: Noun, common singular Root: דֶּרֶךְ Sense: way, road, distance, journey, manner. |
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| עָ֭צֵל | of the lazy [man] |
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Parse: Adjective, masculine singular Root: עָצֵל Sense: sluggish, lazy. |
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| כִּמְשֻׂ֣כַת | [is] like a hedge |
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Parse: Preposition-k, Noun, feminine singular construct Root: מְשׂוּכָּה Sense: hedge. |
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| חָ֑דֶק | of thorns |
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Parse: Noun, masculine singular Root: חֵדֶק Sense: brier, thorn, prick. |
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| וְאֹ֖רַח | but the way |
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Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, common singular construct Root: אֹרַח Sense: way, path. |
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| יְשָׁרִ֣ים | of the upright |
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Parse: Adjective, masculine plural Root: יָשָׁר Sense: straight, upright, correct, right. |
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| סְלֻלָֽה | [is] a highway |
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Parse: Verb, Qal, QalPassParticiple, feminine singular Root: סָלַל Sense: to lift up, cast up, exalt. |
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