Proverbs 14:14
Strong's Lexicon
The backslider
ס֣וּג (sūḡ)
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5472: 1) to move, go, turn back, move away, backslide 1a) (Qal) to backslide, prove recreant to 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to turn oneself away, turn back 1b2) to be turned or driven back, be repulsed

in heart
לֵ֑ב (lêḇ)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3820: 1) inner man, mind, will, heart, understanding 1a) inner part, midst 1a1) midst (of things) 1a2) heart (of man) 1a3) soul, heart (of man) 1a4) mind, knowledge, thinking, reflection, memory 1a5) inclination, resolution, determination (of will) 1a6) conscience 1a7) heart (of moral character) 1a8) as seat of appetites 1a9) as seat of emotions and passions 1a10) as seat of courage

will have the fill
יִ֭שְׂבַּע (yiś·ba‘)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7646: 1) to be satisfied, be sated, be fulfilled, be surfeited 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to be sated (with food) 1a2) to be sated, be satisfied with, be fulfilled, be filled, have one's fill of (have desire satisfied) 1a3) to have in excess, be surfeited, be surfeited with 1a3a) to be weary of (fig) 1b) (Piel) to satisfy 1c) (Hiphil) 1c1) to satisfy 1c2) to enrich 1c3) to sate, glut (with the undesired)

of his own ways,
מִדְּרָכָ֣יו (mid·də·rā·ḵāw)
Preposition-m | Noun - common plural construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1870: 1) way, road, distance, journey, manner 1a) road, way, path 1b) journey 1c) direction 1d) manner, habit, way 1e) of course of life (fig.) 1f) of moral character (fig.)

but a good
טֽוֹב׃ (ṭō·wḇ)
Adjective - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2896: adj 1) good, pleasant, agreeable 1a) pleasant, agreeable (to the senses) 1b) pleasant (to the higher nature) 1c) good, excellent (of its kind) 1d) good, rich, valuable in estimation 1e) good, appropriate, becoming 1f) better (comparative) 1g) glad, happy, prosperous (of man's sensuous nature) 1h) good understanding (of man's intellectual nature) 1i) good, kind, benign 1j) good, right (ethical) n m 2) a good thing, benefit, welfare 2a) welfare, prosperity, happiness 2b) good things (collective) 2c) good, benefit 2d) moral good n f 3) welfare, benefit, good things 3a) welfare, prosperity, happiness 3b) good things (collective) 3c) bounty

man
אִ֣ישׁ (’îš)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 376: 1) man 1a) man, male (in contrast to woman, female) 1b) husband 1c) human being, person (in contrast to God) 1d) servant 1e) mankind 1f) champion 1g) great man 2) whosoever 3) each (adjective)

[will be rewarded] for his.
וּ֝מֵעָלָ֗יו (ū·mê·‘ā·lāw)
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5921: prep 1) upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against 1a) upon, on the ground of, on the basis of, on account of, because of, therefore, on behalf of, for the sake of, for, with, in spite of, notwithstanding, concerning, in the matter of, as regards 1b) above, beyond, over (of excess) 1c) above, over (of elevation or pre-eminence) 1d) upon, to, over to, unto, in addition to, together with, with (of addition) 1e) over (of suspension or extension) 1f) by, adjoining, next, at, over, around (of contiguity or proximity) 1g) down upon, upon, on, from, up upon, up to, towards, over towards, to, against (with verbs of motion) 1h) to (as a dative) conj 2) because that, because, notwithstanding, although

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
The backslider in heart receives the fill of his own ways, but a good man is rewarded for his ways.

Young's Literal Translation
From his ways is the backslider in heart filled, And a good man—from his fruits.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
The disloyal one will get what his conduct deserves, and a good man, what his deeds deserve.

New American Standard Bible
The backslider in heart will have his fill of his own ways, But a good man will [be satisfied] with his.

King James Bible
The backslider in heart shall be filled with his own ways: and a good man [shall be satisfied] from himself.
Parallel Verses
New International Version
The faithless will be fully repaid for their ways, and the good rewarded for theirs.

New Living Translation
Backsliders get what they deserve; good people receive their reward.

English Standard Version
The backslider in heart will be filled with the fruit of his ways, and a good man will be filled with the fruit of his ways.

New American Standard Bible
The backslider in heart will have his fill of his own ways, But a good man will be satisfied with his.

King James Bible
The backslider in heart shall be filled with his own ways: and a good man shall be satisfied from himself.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
The disloyal one will get what his conduct deserves, and a good man, what his deeds deserve.

International Standard Version
The faithless one will pay for his behavior, but a good man will be rewarded for his.

NET Bible
The backslider will be paid back from his own ways, but a good person will be rewarded for his.

American Standard Version
The backslider in heart shall be filled with his own ways; And a good man'shall be satisfied from himself.

English Revised Version
The backslider in heart shall be filled with his own ways: and a good man shall be satisfied from himself.

Young's Literal Translation
From his ways is the backslider in heart filled, And a good man -- from his fruits.
















Cross References
Psalm 109:17
As he loved cursing, so let it come unto him: as he delighted not in blessing, so let it be far from him.

Proverbs 1:31
Therefore shall they eat of the fruit of their own way, and be filled with their own devices.

Proverbs 9:12
If thou be wise, thou shalt be wise for thyself: but if thou scornest, thou alone shalt bear it.

Proverbs 12:14
A man shall be satisfied with good by the fruit of his mouth: and the recompence of a man's hands shall be rendered unto him.

Proverbs 12:21
There shall no evil happen to the just: but the wicked shall be filled with mischief.

Proverbs 14:15
The simple believeth every word: but the prudent man looketh well to his going.

Proverbs 18:20
A man's belly shall be satisfied with the fruit of his mouth; and with the increase of his lips shall he be filled.

Proverbs 1:1
The proverbs of Solomon the son of David, king of Israel;

Proverbs 14:13
Even in laughter the heart is sorrowful; and the end of that mirth is heaviness.

Proverbs 14:12
There is a way which seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death.

Proverbs 14:11
The house of the wicked shall be overthrown: but the tabernacle of the upright shall flourish.
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