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by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.
Bible Verse Dictionary
Proverbs 28:4 - Man
Proverbs 28:4 - They that forsake the law praise the wicked: but such as keep the law contend with them.
| Verse | Strongs No. | Hebrew | |
|---|---|---|---|
| They that forsake | H5800 | עָזַב |
[Verb] to {loosen} that {is} relinquish: {permit} etc. |
| the law | H8451 | תּוֹרָה |
[Noun Feminine] a precept or {statute} especially the Decalogue or Pentateuch |
| praise | H1984 | הָלַל |
[Verb] to be clear (originally of {sound} but usually of color); to shine; hence to make a show; to boast; and thus to be (clamorously) foolish; to rave; causatively to celebrate; also to stultify |
| the wicked | H7563 | רָשָׁע |
[Adjective] morally wrong; concretely an (actively) bad person |
| but such as keep | H8104 | שָׁמַר |
[Verb] properly to hedge about (as with {thorns}) that {is} guard; generally to {protect} attend {to} etc. |
| the law | H8451 | תּוֹרָה |
[Noun Feminine] a precept or {statute} especially the Decalogue or Pentateuch |
| contend | H1624 | גָּרָה |
[Verb] properly to {grate} that {is} (figuratively) to anger |
| with them |
Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.