The Meaning of Proverbs 24:24 Explained

Proverbs 24:24

KJV: He that saith unto the wicked, Thou art righteous; him shall the people curse, nations shall abhor him:

YLT: Whoso is saying to the wicked, 'Thou art righteous,' Peoples execrate him -- nations abhor him.

Darby: He that saith unto the wicked, Thou art righteous, peoples shall curse him, nations shall abhor him;

ASV: He that saith unto the wicked, Thou art righteous; Peoples shall curse him, nations shall abhor him:

KJV Reverse Interlinear

He that saith  unto the wicked,  Thou [art] righteous;  him shall the people  curse,  nations  shall abhor  him: 

What does Proverbs 24:24 Mean?

Chapter Summary: Proverbs 24

1  Precepts and Warnings

What do the individual words in Proverbs 24:24 mean?

He who says to the wicked righteous You [are] Him will curse the people will abhor him Nations
אֹ֤מֵ֨ר ׀ לְרָשָׁע֮ צַדִּ֪יק אָ֥תָּה יִקְּבֻ֥הוּ עַמִּ֑ים יִזְעָמ֥וּהוּ לְאֻמִּֽים

אֹ֤מֵ֨ר ׀  He  who  says 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Participle, masculine singular
Root: אָמַר 
Sense: to say, speak, utter.
לְרָשָׁע֮  to  the  wicked 
Parse: Preposition-l, Adjective, masculine singular
Root: רָשָׁע  
Sense: wicked, criminal.
צַדִּ֪יק  righteous 
Parse: Adjective, masculine singular
Root: צַדִּיק  
Sense: just, lawful, righteous.
אָ֥תָּה  You  [are] 
Parse: Pronoun, second person masculine singular
Root: אַתְּ 
Sense: you (second pers.
יִקְּבֻ֥הוּ  Him  will  curse 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person masculine plural, third person masculine singular
Root: נָקַב 
Sense: to pierce, perforate, bore, appoint.
עַמִּ֑ים  the  people 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural
Root: עַם 
Sense: nation, people.
יִזְעָמ֥וּהוּ  will  abhor  him 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person masculine plural, third person masculine singular
Root: זָעַם  
Sense: to denounce, express indignation, be indignant.
לְאֻמִּֽים  Nations 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural
Root: לְאֹם  
Sense: a people, nation.