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Chapter 14
Verse 12
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Proverbs 14

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12 There is a way which seemeth right to a man, but the end of it are the ways of death.

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Source Text Study

Relevant source witnesses currently attached to Proverbs 14:12. Some ancient sources use different book or verse structures, so availability notes call out gaps honestly instead of forcing five panels everywhere.

Panels 5
Word Entries 57
Editorial Notes 0
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Westminster Leningrad Codex Hebrew · Hebrew Bible · Public Domain

Coverage: Old Testament / Hebrew Bible

Primary Hebrew source-text witness for the Hebrew Bible.

יֵ֤שׁ דֶּ֣רֶךְ יָ֭שָׁר לִפְנֵי־אִ֑ישׁ וְ֝אַחֲרִיתָ֗הּ דַּרְכֵי־מָֽוֶת ׃

8 word entries
יֵ֤שׁ
Lemma
3426
Morphology
Hebrew: particle
Part of Speech
particle
Strong's
H3426
Occurrences
98
דֶּ֣רֶךְ
Lemma
1870
Morphology
Hebrew: noun common both gender singular absolute
Part of Speech
noun
Strong's
H1870
Occurrences
375
יָ֭שָׁר
Lemma
3477
Morphology
Hebrew: adjective
Part of Speech
adjective
Strong's
H3477
Occurrences
54
לִפְנֵי
Lemma
l/6440
Morphology
Hebrew: preposition + noun common both gender plural construct
Part of Speech
preposition
Strong's
H6440
Occurrences
1012
אִ֑ישׁ
Lemma
376
Morphology
Hebrew: noun common masculine singular absolute
Part of Speech
noun
Strong's
H376
Occurrences
1458
וְ֝אַחֲרִיתָ֗הּ
Lemma
c/319
Morphology
Hebrew: conjunction + noun common feminine singular construct + suffix
Part of Speech
conjunction
Strong's
H319
Occurrences
14
דַּרְכֵי
Lemma
1870
Morphology
Hebrew: noun common both gender plural construct
Part of Speech
noun
Strong's
H1870
Occurrences
375
מָֽוֶת
Lemma
4194
Morphology
Hebrew: noun common masculine singular absolute
Part of Speech
noun
Strong's
H4194
Occurrences
93
Greek Brenton Septuagint Greek · Septuagint / Brenton Greek tradition · Public Domain

Coverage: Old Testament and Apocrypha where imported

Ancient Greek translation tradition. Every imported LXX token is classified with confidence labels; rare/generated forms remain needs-review rather than hand-verified scholarship.

Ἔστιν ὁδὸς ἣ δοκεῖ παρὰ ἀνθρώποις ὀρθὴ εἶναι, τὰ δὲ τελευταῖα αὐτῆς ἔρχεται εἰς πυθμένα ᾅδου.

16 word entries
Ἔστιν
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium high
Confidence note
Rule-aligned high-frequency LXX form. Stronger than generic preliminary enrichment, but not manually reviewed verse-by-verse.
Transliteration
estin
Morphology
verb, present active indicative, 3rd singular
Gloss
he/she/it is
Part of Speech
verb
Definition
To be or exist.
Strong's
G1510
Occurrences
5427
ὁδὸς
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium high
Confidence note
Rule-aligned high-frequency LXX form. Stronger than generic preliminary enrichment, but not manually reviewed verse-by-verse.
Transliteration
hodos
Morphology
noun, feminine nominative singular
Gloss
way, road
Part of Speech
noun
Definition
Way, road, path, journey, or manner of life.
Occurrences
701
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium high
Confidence note
Rule-aligned high-frequency LXX form. Stronger than generic preliminary enrichment, but not manually reviewed verse-by-verse.
Lemma
ὅς
Transliteration
he
Morphology
relative pronoun, feminine nominative singular
Gloss
who, which, that
Part of Speech
relative pronoun
Definition
Relative pronoun who, which, that.
Occurrences
4123
δοκεῖ
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium
Confidence note
Broad rule-aligned LXX morphology pattern. This is a generated morphology/part-of-speech layer intended for progress and searchability, not a hand-reviewed scholarly parse.
Transliteration
dokei
Morphology
dative singular or indeclinable form pattern
Gloss
...
Part of Speech
noun/adjective form
Definition
Generated LXX morphology pattern. Lexical meaning and exact parsing should be reviewed against the verse context.
Occurrences
10
παρὰ
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium high
Confidence note
Rule-aligned high-frequency LXX form. Stronger than generic preliminary enrichment, but not manually reviewed verse-by-verse.
Transliteration
para
Morphology
preposition
Gloss
from, beside, with
Part of Speech
preposition
Definition
Elided form of παρά.
Occurrences
776
ἀνθρώποις
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium high
Confidence note
Rule-aligned high-frequency LXX form. Stronger than generic preliminary enrichment, but not manually reviewed verse-by-verse.
Transliteration
anthropos
Morphology
noun, masculine nominative singular
Gloss
human, man
Part of Speech
noun
Definition
Human being, person, man.
Occurrences
1305
ὀρθὴ
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
low
Confidence note
Rare-form generated LXX morphology pattern. This improves coverage and searchability, but should be treated as low-confidence until reviewed against the verse context.
Transliteration
orthe
Morphology
verb, aorist passive indicative, 3rd singular pattern
Gloss
was ...
Part of Speech
verb
Definition
Generated LXX morphology pattern. Lexical meaning and exact parsing should be reviewed against the verse context.
Occurrences
2
εἶναι
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium high
Confidence note
Rule-aligned high-frequency LXX form. Stronger than generic preliminary enrichment, but not manually reviewed verse-by-verse.
Transliteration
einai
Morphology
present active infinitive
Gloss
to be
Part of Speech
verb
Definition
To be or exist.
Strong's
G1510
Occurrences
5427
τὰ
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium high
Confidence note
Rule-aligned high-frequency LXX form. Stronger than generic preliminary enrichment, but not manually reviewed verse-by-verse.
Lemma
Transliteration
ho
Morphology
definite article, nominative masculine singular
Gloss
the
Part of Speech
article
Definition
Greek definite article.
Strong's
G3588
Occurrences
80473
δὲ
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium high
Confidence note
Rule-aligned high-frequency LXX form. Stronger than generic preliminary enrichment, but not manually reviewed verse-by-verse.
Lemma
δέ
Transliteration
de
Morphology
postpositive conjunction/particle
Gloss
but, and, now
Part of Speech
conjunction/particle
Definition
Postpositive connective conjunction.
Occurrences
4634
τελευταῖα
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium
Confidence note
Broad rule-aligned LXX morphology pattern. This is a generated morphology/part-of-speech layer intended for progress and searchability, not a hand-reviewed scholarly parse.
Transliteration
teleytaia
Morphology
nominative/accusative neuter plural or feminine nominative singular pattern
Gloss
...
Part of Speech
noun/adjective form
Definition
Generated LXX morphology pattern. Lexical meaning and exact parsing should be reviewed against the verse context.
Occurrences
3
αὐτῆς
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium high
Confidence note
Rule-aligned high-frequency LXX form. Stronger than generic preliminary enrichment, but not manually reviewed verse-by-verse.
Transliteration
autos
Morphology
pronoun, nominative masculine singular
Gloss
he, himself
Part of Speech
pronoun
Definition
Third-person personal/intensive pronoun.
Occurrences
26672
ἔρχεται
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium high
Confidence note
Rule-aligned high-frequency LXX form. Stronger than generic preliminary enrichment, but not manually reviewed verse-by-verse.
Transliteration
erchetai
Morphology
verb, present middle/passive deponent indicative, 3rd singular
Gloss
he/she/it comes, goes
Part of Speech
verb
Definition
To come, go, or move toward.
Occurrences
656
εἰς
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium high
Confidence note
Rule-aligned high-frequency LXX form. Stronger than generic preliminary enrichment, but not manually reviewed verse-by-verse.
Lemma
εἰς
Transliteration
eis
Morphology
preposition with accusative
Gloss
into, to, for
Part of Speech
preposition
Definition
Preposition commonly taking the accusative.
Occurrences
6787
πυθμένα
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
low
Confidence note
Rare-form generated LXX morphology pattern. This improves coverage and searchability, but should be treated as low-confidence until reviewed against the verse context.
Transliteration
pythmena
Morphology
nominative/accusative neuter plural or feminine nominative singular pattern
Gloss
...
Part of Speech
noun/adjective form
Definition
Generated LXX morphology pattern. Lexical meaning and exact parsing should be reviewed against the verse context.
Occurrences
2
ᾅδου
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium high
Confidence note
Rule-aligned high-frequency LXX form. Stronger than generic preliminary enrichment, but not manually reviewed verse-by-verse.
Transliteration
hadou
Morphology
noun, masculine genitive singular
Gloss
of Hades, of Sheol
Part of Speech
noun
Definition
Hades, the underworld, or the realm of the dead.
Occurrences
66
Syriac Peshitta Old Testament Syriac · Syriac Peshitta · MIT License

Coverage: Old Testament and selected Apocrypha

Ancient Syriac translation tradition. Text coverage is imported; word-level morphology is marked pending until a dedicated Syriac morphology source is attached.

ܐܝܬ ܐܘܪܚܐ ܕܣܒܪܝܢ ܒܢܝ̈ ܐܢܫܐ ܕܬܪܝܨܐ ܗܝ ܘܐܘܪ̈ܚܬܗ̇ ܐܘܪ̈ܚܬܐ ܐ̈ܢܝܢ ܕܡܘܬܐ

11 word entries
ܐܝܬ
Confidence
low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Lemma
ܐܝܬ
Transliteration
'yt
Morphology
possible feminine singular, construct, or verbal ending
Occurrences
293
ܐܘܪܚܐ
Confidence
low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Transliteration
'wrh'
Morphology
probable emphatic-state noun/adjective or verbal form ending in -a
Occurrences
134
ܕܣܒܪܝܢ
Confidence
low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Transliteration
dsbryn
Morphology
possible plural/participle or finite verbal ending; possible prefixed relative/genitive marker d-
Occurrences
1
ܒܢܝ̈
Confidence
medium preliminary Syriac rule/lexicon alignment
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac lexicon alignment. Useful for search and first-pass study; review before labeling as verified scholarship.
Lemma
ܒܢܝ
Transliteration
bnay
Morphology
noun, masculine construct plural
Gloss
sons, children of
Occurrences
882
ܐܢܫܐ
Confidence
low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Transliteration
'nsh'
Morphology
probable emphatic-state noun/adjective or verbal form ending in -a
Occurrences
290
ܕܬܪܝܨܐ
Confidence
low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Transliteration
dtrys'
Morphology
probable emphatic-state noun/adjective or verbal form ending in -a; possible prefixed relative/genitive marker d-
Occurrences
13
ܗܝ
Confidence
medium preliminary Syriac rule/lexicon alignment
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac lexicon alignment. Useful for search and first-pass study; review before labeling as verified scholarship.
Lemma
ܗܝ
Transliteration
hi
Morphology
pronoun/copula, feminine singular
Gloss
she, it, is
Occurrences
578
ܘܐܘܪ̈ܚܬܗ̇
Confidence
low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Transliteration
w'wrhth
Morphology
Syriac source token; morphology requires contextual review; prefixed conjunction
Occurrences
4
ܐܘܪ̈ܚܬܐ
Confidence
low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Transliteration
'wrht'
Morphology
probable emphatic-state noun/adjective or verbal form ending in -a
Occurrences
27
ܐ̈ܢܝܢ
Confidence
low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Transliteration
'nyn
Morphology
possible plural/participle or finite verbal ending
Occurrences
191
ܕܡܘܬܐ
Confidence
low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Transliteration
dmwt'
Morphology
probable emphatic-state noun/adjective or verbal form ending in -a; possible prefixed relative/genitive marker d-
Occurrences
46
Targumim on Prophets and Writings Aramaic · Targum Jonathan and Writings Targumim · Public Domain

Coverage: Prophets, Psalms, Job, Proverbs, Megillot, and Chronicles. Torah Onkelos excluded pending commercial-safe licensing.

Jewish Aramaic interpretive translation tradition. Use as a Targum witness, not as a one-for-one original-language replacement.

אִית אוֹרְחָא דְסָבְרִין בְּנֵי נָשָׁא דִתְרִיצָא הִיא וְסוֹפָהּ אוֹרְחָא דְמוֹתָא׃

10 word entries
אִית
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Lemma
אית
Transliteration
'yt
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic source token
Occurrences
181
אוֹרְחָא
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Transliteration
'wrch'
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic emphatic noun/adjective candidate
Occurrences
119
דְסָבְרִין
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Transliteration
dsbryn
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic token with stripped prefix/suffix
Occurrences
11
בְּנֵי
Confidence
medium aramaic rule-aligned
Note
Matched Spirit Nation Aramaic rule lexicon. Verify before labeling as hand-reviewed scholarship.
Lemma
בר
Transliteration
bny
Morphology
noun plural construct
Gloss
sons, children of
Occurrences
2734
נָשָׁא
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Lemma
נשא
Transliteration
nsh'
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic emphatic noun/adjective candidate
Occurrences
118
דִתְרִיצָא
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Transliteration
dtryts'
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic emphatic noun/adjective candidate
Occurrences
9
הִיא
Confidence
medium aramaic rule-aligned
Note
Matched Spirit Nation Aramaic rule lexicon. Verify before labeling as hand-reviewed scholarship.
Lemma
היא
Transliteration
hy'
Morphology
personal/demonstrative pronoun
Gloss
she, it
Occurrences
241
וְסוֹפָהּ
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Transliteration
wswph
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic token with prefixed conjunction
Occurrences
4
אוֹרְחָא
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Transliteration
'wrch'
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic emphatic noun/adjective candidate
Occurrences
119
דְמוֹתָא׃
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Transliteration
dmwt'
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic emphatic noun/adjective candidate
Occurrences
70
Latin Vulgate Clementine Latin · Latin Vulgate · Public Domain text; CC BY-SA 4.0 morphology

Coverage: Bible and Apocrypha where imported

Latin textual tradition with GreLa-backed lemma/POS morphology for most tokens.

Est via quæ videtur homini justa, novissima autem ejus deducunt ad mortem.

12 word entries
est
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
sum
Transliteration
est
Morphology
GreLa POS: verb
Occurrences
20614
via
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
uia
Transliteration
via
Morphology
GreLa POS: noun
Occurrences
853
quae
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
qui
Transliteration
quae
Morphology
GreLa POS: pronoun
Occurrences
15011
videtur
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
uideo
Transliteration
videtur
Morphology
GreLa POS: verb
Occurrences
1988
homini
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
homo
Transliteration
homini
Morphology
GreLa POS: noun
Occurrences
1653
iusta
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
iustus
Transliteration
iusta
Morphology
GreLa POS: adjective
Occurrences
427
novissima
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
nouus
Transliteration
novissima
Morphology
GreLa POS: adjective
Occurrences
312
autem
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
autem
Transliteration
autem
Morphology
GreLa POS: coordinating conjunction
Occurrences
5069
eius
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
is
Transliteration
eius
Morphology
GreLa POS: pronoun
Occurrences
17810
deducunt
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
deduco
Transliteration
deducunt
Morphology
GreLa POS: verb
Occurrences
101
ad
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
ad
Transliteration
ad
Morphology
GreLa POS: adposition/preposition
Occurrences
7531
mortem
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
mors
Transliteration
mortem
Morphology
GreLa POS: noun
Occurrences
408

Ranked cross references

Connections are ranked by community votes in the OpenBible.info cross-reference dataset (CC BY 4.0). They suggest related themes, words, events, or people; they are not automatic interpretations.

Proverbs 16:25

There is a way that seemeth right to a man, but the end of it is the ways of death.

65 relevance votes

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The way of a fool is right in his own eyes: but he that hearkeneth to counsel is wise.

53 relevance votes

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For if a man thinketh himself to be something, when he is nothing, he deceiveth himself.

37 relevance votes

Luke 13:24

Strive to enter in at the strait gate: for many, I say to you, will seek to enter in, and shall not be able.

35 relevance votes

Romans 6:21

What fruit had ye then in those things of which ye are now ashamed? for the end of those things is death.

33 relevance votes

Proverbs 30:12

There is a generation that are pure in their own eyes, and yet are not washed from their filthiness.

27 relevance votes

James 1:22

But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves.

25 relevance votes

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Let no man deceive you with vain words: for because of these things cometh the wrath of God upon the children of disobedience.

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