che.sed denotes disgrace attached to forbidden exposure and to a people’s sin.

The two verses use the noun for disgrace: it characterizes the exposure involved in taking a sister in Leviticus 20:17 and stands opposite a nation’s righteousness in Proverbs 14:34.

1. Disgrace in condemned conduct and sin · dominant

   In Leviticus 20:17, the singular absolute noun characterizes a man’s taking and uncovering his sister; the APB renders the clause, “it is shame.” In Proverbs 14:34, the singular construct form stands in the contrast between righteousness that exalts a nation and sin affecting peoples; the APB renders “but shame to peoples is sin.”

   Leviticus 20:17Proverbs 14:34

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB uses “shame” in both cited clauses: one concerns forbidden exposure, and the other contrasts righteousness with sin among peoples.