Proverbs 15:19
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
The way of the slacker is like a hedge of thorns, but the path of the upright is a highway.

Young's Literal Translation
The way of the slothful [is] as a hedge of briers, And the path of the upright is raised up.

King James Bible
The way of the slothful [man is] as an hedge of thorns: but the way of the righteous [is] made plain.

Hebrew
The way
דֶּ֣רֶךְ (de·reḵ)
Noun - common singular
Strong's 1870: A road, a course of life, mode of action

of the sluggard
עָ֭צֵל (‘ā·ṣêl)
Adjective - masculine singular
Strong's 6102: Sluggish, lazy

is like a hedge
כִּמְשֻׂ֣כַת (kim·śu·ḵaṯ)
Preposition-k | Noun - feminine singular construct
Strong's 4881: A hedge

of thorns,
חָ֑דֶק (ḥā·ḏeq)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 2312: A prickly plant

but the path
וְאֹ֖רַח (wə·’ō·raḥ)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - common singular construct
Strong's 734: A well-trodden road, a caravan

of the upright
יְשָׁרִ֣ים (yə·šā·rîm)
Adjective - masculine plural
Strong's 3477: Straight, right

is a highway.
סְלֻלָֽה׃ (sə·lu·lāh)
Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - feminine singular
Strong's 5549: To mound up, to exalt, to oppose

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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