The Meaning of Proverbs 14:14 Explained

Proverbs 14:14

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

YLT: From his ways is the backslider in heart filled, And a good man -- from his fruits.

Darby: The backslider in heart shall be filled with his own ways, and the good man from what is in himself.

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

KJV Reverse Interlinear

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

What does Proverbs 14:14 Mean?

Chapter Summary: Proverbs 14

1  A wise woman builds her house

What do the individual words in Proverbs 14:14 mean?

With his own ways will be filled the backslider in heart but from above a man [will be satisfied] good
מִדְּרָכָ֣יו יִ֭שְׂבַּע ס֣וּג לֵ֑ב וּ֝מֵעָלָ֗יו אִ֣ישׁ טֽוֹב

מִדְּרָכָ֣יו  With  his  own  ways 
Parse: Preposition-m, Noun, common plural construct, third person masculine singular
Root: דֶּרֶךְ  
Sense: way, road, distance, journey, manner.
יִ֭שְׂבַּע  will  be  filled 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: שָׂבַע  
Sense: to be satisfied, be sated, be fulfilled, be surfeited.
ס֣וּג  the  backslider 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Participle, masculine singular
Root: סוּג  
Sense: to move, go, turn back, move away, backslide.
לֵ֑ב  in  heart 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: לֵב 
Sense: inner man, mind, will, heart, understanding.
וּ֝מֵעָלָ֗יו  but  from  above 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m, third person masculine singular
Root: עַל 
Sense: 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.
אִ֣ישׁ  a  man  [will  be  satisfied] 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: אִישׁ 
Sense: man.
טֽוֹב  good 
Parse: Adjective, masculine singular
Root: טָבַב 
Sense: good, pleasant, agreeable.