Lexicon
וָזָר
va.zar
H2054
H:N-M / H:A Hebrew

guilty

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va.zar describes a man's way as crooked and blameworthy in Proverbs 21:8.

The sole attested use characterizes a man's way as crooked and blameworthy, set against the pleasant work of the pure and upright in Proverbs 21:8.

Senses in use

  1. Blameworthy in a crooked way · dominant

    In Proverbs 21:8, the masculine singular absolute adjective qualifies the description of a man's way in a clause contrasted with the work of the pure and upright; the APB renders the verse, "The way of a man is crooked and guilty, but the work of the pure and upright is pleasant."

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Proverbs 21:8, the APB presents the man's way as "crooked and guilty." The specific contribution of the lemma cannot be isolated beyond the verse's blameworthy characterization.

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