Proverbs 28:10
King James Version
6 Jun 2026
“Whoso causeth the righteous to go astray in an evil way, he shall fall himself into his own pit: but the upright shall have good things in possession.”
טוֹב
Taste and see. David does not say understand or agree — he says taste. Towb is goodness you experience, not just believe in. God's goodness is not a theological position. It is something you encounter when you draw near to Him.
שָׁגָה
one who leads astray
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שָׁגָה
to stray (causatively, mislead), usually (figuratively) to mistake, especially (morally) to transgress; by extension (through the idea of intoxication) to reel, (figuratively) be enraptured
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רַע
evil
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רַע
Evil, wicked, bad. Ra. The LORD will keep you from all evil. Not just some evil or most evil. All evil. His protection matches His power.
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נָחַל
they will inherit
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נָחַל
to inherit (as a (figurative) mode of descent), or (generally) to occupy; causatively, to bequeath, or (generally) distribute, instate
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נָפַל
he will fall
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נָפַל
to fall, in a great variety of applications (intransitive or causative, literal or figurative)
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יָשָׁר
upright people
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יָשָׁר
straight (literally or figuratively)
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