Proverbs 28:4
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Berean Study Bible
Those who forsake the law praise the wicked, but those who keep the law resist them.

Young's Literal Translation
Those forsaking the law praise the wicked, Those keeping the law plead against them.

King James Bible
They that forsake the law praise the wicked: but such as keep the law contend with them.

Hebrew
Those who forsake
עֹזְבֵ֣י (‘ō·zə·ḇê)
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct
Strong's 5800: To loosen, relinquish, permit

the law
ת֭וֹרָה (ṯō·w·rāh)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 8451: Direction, instruction, law

praise
יְהַֽלְל֣וּ (yə·hal·lū)
Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's 1984: To shine

the wicked,
רָשָׁ֑ע (rā·šā‘)
Adjective - masculine singular
Strong's 7563: Wrong, an, bad person

but those who keep
וְשֹׁמְרֵ֥י (wə·šō·mə·rê)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct
Strong's 8104: To hedge about, guard, to protect, attend to

the law
ת֝וֹרָ֗ה (ṯō·w·rāh)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 8451: Direction, instruction, law

resist
יִתְגָּ֥רוּ (yiṯ·gā·rū)
Verb - Hitpael - Imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's 1624: To stir up (strife), engage in strife

them.
פ (p̄)
Punctuation
Strong's Hebrew

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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