Proverbs 14:34
King James Version
11 Jun 2026
“Righteousness exalteth a nation: but sin is a reproach to any people.”
רוּם
To be high, to be exalted, to rise. Ruwm. I dwell on a high and holy place but also with the contrite. God is both transcendent and intimately near.
צְדָקָה
Righteousness
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צְדָקָה
Righteousness, rightness. Tsedaqah. Doing what is right in God's eyes. Let righteousness roll down like a river that never runs dry.
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חַטָּאָה
sin
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חַטָּאָה
an offence (sometimes habitual sinfulness), and its penalty, occasion, sacrifice, or expiation; also (concretely) an offender
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גּוֹי
Nation
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גּוֹי
a foreign nation; hence, a Gentile; also (figuratively) a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts
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לְאֹם
to a people
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לְאֹם
a community
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