Proverbs 14:34
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
Righteousnessצְדָקָ֥ה
(tze·da·kah)
6666: righteousnessfrom the same as tsedeq
exaltsתְרֹֽומֵֽם־
(te·ro·v·mem-)
7311: to be high or exalted, risea prim. root
a nation,גֹּ֑וי
(go·vy;)
1471: nation, peoplefrom the same as gav
But sinחַטָּֽאת׃
(chat·tat.)
2403b: sin, sin offeringfrom chata
is a disgraceוְחֶ֖סֶד
(ve·che·sed)
2617b: shame, reproachfrom chasad
to [any] people.לְאֻמִּ֣ים
(le·'um·mim)
3816: peoplefrom an unused word


















KJV Lexicon
Righteousness
tsdaqah  (tsed-aw-kaw')
rightness (abstractly), subjectively (rectitude), objectively (justice), morally (virtue) or figuratively (prosperity) -- justice, moderately, right(-eous) (act, -ly, -ness).
exalteth
ruwm  (room)
to be high actively, to rise or raise (in various applications, literally or figuratively)
a nation
gowy  (go'-ee)
a foreign nation; hence, a Gentile; also (figuratively) a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts -- Gentile, heathen, nation, people.
but sin
chatta'ah  (khat-taw-aw')
an offence (sometimes habitual sinfulness), and its penalty, occasion, sacrifice, or expiation; also (concretely) an offender
is a reproach
checed  (kheh'-sed)
kindness; by implication (towards God) piety: rarely (by opposition) reproof, or (subject.) beauty
to any people
lom  (leh-ome')
from an unused root meaning to gather; a community -- nation, people.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Righteousness exalts a nation, But sin is a disgrace to any people.

King James Bible
Righteousness exalteth a nation: but sin is a reproach to any people.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Righteousness exalts a nation, but sin is a disgrace to any people.

International Standard Version
Righteousness makes a nation great, but sin diminishes any people.

NET Bible
Righteousness exalts a nation, but sin is a disgrace to any people.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
Righteousness will exalt the people and sin diminishes a people.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Righteousness lifts up a nation, but sin is a disgrace in any society.

King James 2000 Bible
Righteousness exalts a nation: but sin is a reproach to any people.
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