The Meaning of Proverbs 14:32 Explained

Proverbs 14:32

KJV: The wicked is driven away in his wickedness: but the righteous hath hope in his death.

YLT: In his wickedness is the wicked driven away, And trustful in his death is the righteous.

Darby: The wicked is driven away by his evil-doing; but the righteous trusteth, even in his death.

ASV: The wicked is thrust down in his evil-doing; But the righteous hath a refuge in his death.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

The wicked  is driven away  in his wickedness:  but the righteous  hath hope  in his death. 

What does Proverbs 14:32 Mean?

Chapter Summary: Proverbs 14

1  A wise woman builds her house

What do the individual words in Proverbs 14:32 mean?

In his wickedness is banished the wicked but has a refuge in his death the righteous
בְּֽ֭רָעָתוֹ יִדָּחֶ֣ה רָשָׁ֑ע וְחֹסֶ֖ה בְמוֹת֣וֹ צַדִּֽיק

בְּֽ֭רָעָתוֹ  In  his  wickedness 
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, feminine singular construct, third person masculine singular
Root: רַע 
Sense: bad, evil.
יִדָּחֶ֣ה  is  banished 
Parse: Verb, Nifal, Imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: דָּחָה 
Sense: to push, thrust, chase, overflow, totter, sore, drive away or out, be outcast, be cast down.
רָשָׁ֑ע  the  wicked 
Parse: Adjective, masculine singular
Root: רָשָׁע  
Sense: wicked, criminal.
וְחֹסֶ֖ה  but  has  a  refuge 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Participle, masculine singular
Root: חָסָה  
Sense: (Qal) to seek refuge, flee for protection.
בְמוֹת֣וֹ  in  his  death 
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, masculine singular construct, third person masculine singular
Root: מָוֶת  
Sense: death, dying, Death (personified), realm of the dead.
צַדִּֽיק  the  righteous 
Parse: Adjective, masculine singular
Root: צַדִּיק  
Sense: just, lawful, righteous.