Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleRighteousness exalts a nation, but sin is a disgrace to any people. Young's Literal Translation Righteousness exalteth a nation, And the goodliness of peoples [is] a sin-offering. King James Bible Righteousness exalteth a nation: but sin [is] a reproach to any people. Hebrew Righteousnessצְדָקָ֥ה (ṣə·ḏā·qāh) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 6666: Rightness, subjectively, objectively exalts תְרֽוֹמֵֽם־ (ṯə·rō·w·mêm-) Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person feminine singular Strong's 7311: To be high actively, to rise, raise a nation, גּ֑וֹי (gō·w) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 1471: A foreign nation, a Gentile, a troop of animals, a flight of locusts but sin חַטָּֽאת׃ (ḥaṭ·ṭāṯ) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 2403: An offence, its penalty, occasion, sacrifice, expiation, an offender is a disgrace וְחֶ֖סֶד (wə·ḥe·seḏ) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 2617: Kindness, piety, reproof, beauty to any people. לְאֻמִּ֣ים (lə·’um·mîm) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 3816: A community |