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circumspect, wisely understand, prosper <BR> 1a) (Qal) to be prudent, be circumspect <BR> 1b) (Hiphil) <BR> 1b1) to look at or upon, have insight <BR> 1b2) to give attention to, consider, ponder, be prudent <BR> 1b3) to have insight, have comprehension <BR> 1b3a) insight, comprehension (subst) <BR> 1b4) to cause to consider, give insight, teach <BR> 1b4a) the teachers, the wise <BR> 1b5) to act circumspectly, act prudently, act wisely <BR> 1b6) to prosper, have success <BR> 1b7) to cause to prosper <BR> 2) (Piel) to lay crosswise, cross (hands)">7919</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7919.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 7919 -- Occurrence 43 of 63">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">מַשְׂכִּ֣יל<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/maskil_7919.htm" title="mas·Kil: considers -- Occurrence 13 of 13.">maś-kîl</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">Wisely considers</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular">V-Hifil-Prtcpl-ms</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/6662.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 6662: 1) just, lawful, righteous <BR> 1a) just, righteous (in government) <BR> 1b) just, right (in one's cause)<BR> 1c) just, righteous (in conduct and character) <BR> 1d) righteous (as justified and vindicated by God) <BR> 1e) right, correct, lawful">6662</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6662.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 6662 -- Occurrence 137 of 206">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">צַ֭דִּיק<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/tzaddik_6662.htm" title="Tzad·dik: the righteous -- Occurrence 71 of 110.">ṣad-dîq</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">the righteous [God]</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Adjective - masculine singular">Adj-ms</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/1004.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 1004: nm <BR> 1) house <BR> 1a) house, dwelling habitation <BR> 1b) shelter or abode of animals <BR> 1c) human bodies (fig.) <BR> 1d) of Sheol <BR> 1e) of abode of light and darkness <BR> 1f) of land of Ephraim <BR> 2) place <BR> 3) receptacle <BR> 4) home, house as containing a family <BR> 5) household, family <BR> 5a) those belonging to the same household <BR> 5b) family of descendants, descendants as organized body <BR> 6) household affairs <BR> 7) inwards (metaph.) <BR> 8) (TWOT) temple <BR> adv <BR> 9) on the inside <BR> prep <BR> 10) within">1004</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1004.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 1004 -- Occurrence 1497 of 2056">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">לְבֵ֣ית<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/leveit_1004.htm" title="le·Veit: the house -- Occurrence 118 of 149.">lə-ḇêṯ</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">the house</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Preposition-l :: Noun - masculine singular construct">Prep-l | N-msc</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/7563.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 7563: 1) wicked, criminal <BR> 1a) guilty one, one guilty of crime (subst) <BR> 1b) wicked (hostile to God) <BR> 1c) wicked, guilty of sin (against God or man)">7563</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7563.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 7563 -- Occurrence 181 of 262">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">רָשָׁ֑ע<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/rasha_7563.htm" title="ra·Sha';: of the wicked -- Occurrence 44 of 75.">rā-šā‘;</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">of the wicked</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Adjective - masculine singular">Adj-ms</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/5557.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 5557: 1) to twist, pervert, distort, overturn, ruin <BR> 1a) (Piel) <BR> 1a1) to pervert (of bribery) <BR> 1a2) to subvert, turn upside down, ruin">5557</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5557.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 5557 -- Occurrence 6 of 7">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">מְסַלֵּ֖ף<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/mesallef_5557.htm" title="me·sal·Lef: Turning -- Occurrence 1 of 1.">mə-sal-lêp̄</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">Overthrowing</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular">V-Piel-Prtcpl-ms</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/7563.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 7563: 1) wicked, criminal <BR> 1a) guilty one, one guilty of crime (subst) <BR> 1b) wicked (hostile to God) <BR> 1c) wicked, guilty of sin (against God or man)">7563</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7563.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 7563 -- Occurrence 182 of 262">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">רְשָׁעִ֣ים<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/reshaim_7563.htm" title="re·sha·'Im: the wicked -- Occurrence 86 of 105.">rə-šā-‘îm</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">the wicked</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Adjective - masculine plural">Adj-mp</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/7451.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 7451: adj <BR> 1) bad, evil <BR> 1a) bad, disagreeable, malignant <BR> 1b) bad, unpleasant, evil (giving pain, unhappiness, misery) <BR> 1c) evil, displeasing <BR> 1d) bad (of its kind-land, water, etc) <BR> 1e) bad (of value) <BR> 1f) worse than, worst (comparison) <BR> 1g) sad, unhappy <BR> 1h) evil (hurtful) <BR> 1i) bad, unkind (vicious in disposition) <BR> 1j) bad, evil, wicked (ethically) <BR> 1j1) in general, of persons, of thoughts <BR> 1j2) deeds, actions <BR> n m <BR> 2) evil, distress, misery, injury, calamity <BR> 2a) evil, distress, adversity <BR> 2b) evil, injury, wrong <BR> 2c) evil (ethical) <BR> n f <BR> 3) evil, misery, distress, injury <BR> 3a) evil, misery, distress <BR> 3b) evil, injury, wrong <BR> 3c) evil (ethical)">7451</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7451.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 7451 -- Occurrence 402 of 667">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">לָרָֽע׃<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/lara_7451.htm" title="la·Ra'.: to ruin -- Occurrence 4 of 7.">lā-rā‘.</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">for [their] wickedness</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Preposition-l, Article :: Adjective - 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prudent">מַשְׂכִּ֣יל</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/6662.htm" title="tzad·dik: the righteous -- 6662: just, righteous">צַ֭דִּיק</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/1004.htm" title="le·veit: the house -- 1004: a house">לְבֵ֣ית</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/7563.htm" title="ra·sha;: of the wicked -- 7563: wicked, criminal">רָשָׁ֑ע</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/5557.htm" title="me·sal·lef: Turning -- 5557: to twist, pervert, overturn">מְסַלֵּ֖ף</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/7563.htm" title="re·sha·'im: the wicked -- 7563: wicked, criminal">רְשָׁעִ֣ים</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/7451.htm" title="la·ra.: to ruin -- 7451: bad, evil">לָרָֽע׃</a></span>  </span></div><div align="left"><span class="versiontextkjvs"><a href="//kjvs.scripturetext.com/proverbs/21.htm">KJV with Strong's</a> </span><br><span class="kjvs"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/6662.htm" title="tsaddiyq (tsad-deek') -- just, lawful, righteous (man)">The righteous</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/7919.htm" title="sakal (saw-kal') -- consider, expert, instruct, prosper, (deal) prudent(-ly), (give) skill(-ful), have good success, teach">man wisely considereth</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/1004.htm" title="bayith (bah'-yith) -- court, daughter, door, + dungeon, family, + forth of, X great as would contain">the house</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/7563.htm" title="rasha' (raw-shaw') -- + condemned, guilty, ungodly, wicked (man), that did wrong">of the wicked</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/5557.htm" title="calaph (saw-laf') -- overthrow, pervert">but God overthroweth</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/7563.htm" title="rasha' (raw-shaw') -- + condemned, guilty, ungodly, wicked (man), that did wrong">the wicked</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/7451.htm" title="ra' (rah) -- adversity, affliction, bad, calamity, + displease(-ure), distress">for their wickedness</a></span></div><div align="right"><span class="versiontext"><a href="//wlc.hebrewtanakh.com/proverbs/21.htm">משלי 21:12 Hebrew OT: Westminster Leningrad Codex</a><br></span><span class="heb">מַשְׂכִּ֣יל צַ֭דִּיק לְבֵ֣ית רָשָׁ֑ע מְסַלֵּ֖ף רְשָׁעִ֣ים לָרָֽע׃</span><p><span class="versiontext"><a href="//wlco.hebrewtanakh.com/proverbs/21.htm">משלי 21:12 Hebrew OT: WLC (Consonants Only)</a><br></span><span class="heb">משכיל צדיק לבית רשע מסלף רשעים לרע׃</span><p><span class="versiontext"><a href="//paleo-wlc.hebrewtanakh.com/proverbs/21.htm">משלי 21:12 Paleo-Hebrew OT: WLC (Font Required)</a><br></span><span class="paleoheb">משכיל צדיק לבית רשע מסלף רשעים לרע׃</span><p><span class="versiontext"><a href="//mod.hebrewtanakh.com/proverbs/21.htm">משלי 21:12 Hebrew Bible</a><br></span><span class="heb">משכיל צדיק לבית רשע מסלף רשעים לרע׃</span></div><div class="jmp"><a href="/texts/proverbs/21-12.htm">Additional Parallel Hebrew</a></div><div class="vheading2">Parallel Verses</div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/proverbs/21.htm">New American Standard Bible </a></span><br />The righteous one considers the house of the wicked, Turning the wicked to ruin.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/proverbs/21.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />The righteous <i>man</i> wisely considereth the house of the wicked: <i>but God</i> overthroweth the wicked for <i>their</i> wickedness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/proverbs/21.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The Righteous One considers the house of the wicked; He brings the wicked to ruin. <div class="vheading2">Treasury of Scripture Knowledge</div><div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/proverbs/21-12.htm">Proverbs 21:12</a> • <a 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