Proverbs 14:22
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
Do not those who contrive evil go astray? But those who plan goodness find loving devotion and faithfulness.

Young's Literal Translation
Do not they err who are devising evil? And kindness and truth [are] to those devising good,

King James Bible
Do they not err that devise evil? but mercy and truth [shall be] to them that devise good.

Hebrew
Do not
הֲ‍ֽלוֹא־ (hălō·w-)
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's 3808: Not, no

those who contrive
חֹ֣רְשֵׁי (ḥō·rə·šê)
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct
Strong's 2790: To cut in, engrave, plow, devise

evil
רָ֑ע (rā‘)
Adjective - masculine singular
Strong's 7451: Bad, evil

go astray?
יִ֭תְעוּ (yiṯ·‘ū)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's 8582: To vacillate, reel, stray

But those who plan
חֹ֣רְשֵׁי (ḥō·rə·šê)
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct
Strong's 2790: To cut in, engrave, plow, devise

goodness find
טֽוֹב׃ (ṭō·wḇ)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 2896: Pleasant, agreeable, good

loving devotion
וְחֶ֥סֶד (wə·ḥe·seḏ)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 2617: Kindness, piety, reproof, beauty

and truth.
וֶ֝אֱמֶ֗ת (we·’ĕ·meṯ)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 571: Stability, certainty, truth, trustworthiness

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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