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Proverbs 24

Prov. 24:24 KJV (With Strong’s)

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He that saith
'amar (Hebrew #559)
to say (used with great latitude)
KJV usage: answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge, + (at the, give) command(-ment), commune, consider, declare, demand, X desire, determine, X expressly, X indeed, X intend, name, X plainly, promise, publish, report, require, say, speak (against, of), X still, X suppose, talk, tell, term, X that is, X think, use (speech), utter, X verily, X yet.
Pronounce: aw-mar'
Origin: a primitive root
unto the wicked
rasha` (Hebrew #7563)
morally wrong; concretely, an (actively) bad person
KJV usage: + condemned, guilty, ungodly, wicked (man), that did wrong.
Pronounce: raw-shaw'
Origin: from 7561
, Thou art righteous
tsaddiyq (Hebrew #6662)
just
KJV usage: just, lawful, righteous (man).
Pronounce: tsad-deek'
Origin: from 6663
; him shall the people
`am (Hebrew #5971)
a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock
KJV usage: folk, men, nation, people.
Pronounce: am
Origin: from 6004
curse
naqab (Hebrew #5344)
to puncture, literally (to perforate, with more or less violence) or figuratively (to specify, designate, libel)
KJV usage: appoint, blaspheme, bore, curse, express, with holes, name, pierce, strike through.
Pronounce: naw-kab'
Origin: a primitive root
, nations
lom (Hebrew #3816)
from an unused root meaning to gather; a community
KJV usage: nation, people.
Pronounce: leh-ome'
Origin: or l owm {leh-ome'}
shall abhor
za`am (Hebrew #2194)
properly, to foam at the mouth, i.e. to be enraged
KJV usage: abhor, abominable, (be) angry, defy, (have) indignation.
Pronounce: zaw-am'
Origin: a primitive root
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Prov. 17:15• 15He that justifieth the wicked, and he that condemneth the righteous,{HR}Even they both are abomination to Jehovah, (Prov. 17:15)
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Ex. 23:6‑7• 6{i}Thou shalt not pervert the judgment of thy poor in his cause.{/i}
 7{i}Thou shalt keep far from the cause of falsehood; and the innocent and righteous slay not; for I will not justify the wicked.{/i} (Ex. 23:6‑7)
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Isa. 5:20,23• 20Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light, and light for darkness; that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter.
 23who justify the wicked for a reward, and take away the righteousness of the righteous from him! (Isa. 5:20,23)
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Jer. 6:13‑14• 13{i}For from the least of them even unto the greatest of them, every one is given to covetousness; and from the prophet even unto the priest, every one dealeth falsely.{/i}
 14{i}And they have healed the breach of the daughter of my people lightly, saying, Peace, peace! when there is no peace.{/i} (Jer. 6:13‑14)
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Jer. 8:10‑11• 10{i}Therefore will I give their wives unto others, their fields to those that shall possess them; for every one, from the least even unto the greatest, is given to covetousness; from the prophet even unto the priest, every one dealeth falsely.{/i}
 11{i}And they have healed the breach of the daughter of my people lightly, saying, Peace, peace! when there is no peace.{/i} (Jer. 8:10‑11)
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Ezek. 13:22• 22Because ye sadden with falsehood the heart of the righteous whom I have not saddened, and strengthen the hands of the wicked that he should not return from his wicked way that I should save his life. (Ezek. 13:22)
him shall.
Prov. 11:26• 26He that withholdeth corn, the people curse him;{HR}But blessing [shall be] upon the head of him that selleth [it]. (Prov. 11:26)
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Prov. 28:27• 27{i}He that giveth unto the poor shall not lack;{HR}But he that withdraweth his eyes shall have many a curse.{/i} (Prov. 28:27)
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Prov. 30:10• 10{i}Speak not too much about a servant to his master,{HR}Lest he curse thee, and thou be held guilty.{/i} (Prov. 30:10)
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Isa. 66:24• 24And they shall go forth, and look upon the carcasses of the men that have transgressed against me: for their worm shall not die, neither shall their fire be quenched; and they shall be an abhorrence unto all flesh. (Isa. 66:24)

J. N. Darby Translation

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He that saith unto the wicked, Thou art righteous, peoples shall curse him, nationsk shall abhor him;

JND Translation Notes

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Leummim. see Ps. 2.1.

W. Kelly Translation

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He that saith to the wicked, Thou [art] righteous,{HR}Peoples shall curse him, nations shall abhor him;