Proverbs 13:19
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
Desire fulfilled is sweet to the soul, but turning from evil is detestable to fools.

Young's Literal Translation
A desire accomplished is sweet to the soul, And an abomination to fools [is]: Turn from evil.

King James Bible
The desire accomplished is sweet to the soul: but [it is] abomination to fools to depart from evil.

Hebrew
Desire
תַּאֲוָ֣ה (ta·’ă·wāh)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 8378: A longing, a delight

fulfilled
נִ֭הְיָה (nih·yāh)
Verb - Nifal - Participle - feminine singular
Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be

is sweet
תֶּעֱרַ֣ב (ṯe·‘ĕ·raḇ)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's 6149: To be sweet or pleasing

to the soul,
לְנָ֑פֶשׁ (lə·nā·p̄eš)
Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 5315: A soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion

but turning
ס֣וּר (sūr)
Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct
Strong's 5493: To turn aside

from evil
מֵרָֽע׃ (mê·rā‘)
Preposition-m | Adjective - masculine singular
Strong's 7451: Bad, evil

is detestable
וְתוֹעֲבַ֥ת (wə·ṯō·w·‘ă·ḇaṯ)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct
Strong's 8441: Something disgusting, an abhorrence, idolatry, an idol

to fools.
כְּ֝סִילִ֗ים (kə·sî·lîm)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 3684: Stupid fellow, dullard, fool

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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