The Meaning of Proverbs 28:10 Explained

Proverbs 28:10

KJV: Whoso causeth the righteous to go astray in an evil way, he shall fall himself into his own pit: but the upright shall have good things in possession.

YLT: Whoso is causing the upright to err in an evil way, Into his own pit he doth fall, And the perfect do inherit good.

Darby: Whoso causeth the upright to go astray in an evil way, shall himself fall into his own pit; but the perfect shall inherit good.

ASV: Whoso causeth the upright to go astray in an evil way, He shall fall himself into his own pit; But the perfect shall inherit good.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

Whoso causeth the righteous  to go astray  in an evil  way,  he shall fall  himself into his own pit:  but the upright  shall have good  [things] in possession. 

What does Proverbs 28:10 Mean?

Chapter Summary: Proverbs 28

1  general observations of impiety and integrity

What do the individual words in Proverbs 28:10 mean?

Whoever causes to go astray the upright in an way evil into his own pit He himself will fall but the blameless will inherit good
מַשְׁגֶּ֤ה יְשָׁרִ֨ים ׀ בְּדֶ֥רֶךְ רָ֗ע בִּשְׁחוּת֥וֹ הֽוּא־ יִפּ֑וֹל וּ֝תְמִימִ֗ים יִנְחֲלוּ־ טֽוֹב

מַשְׁגֶּ֤ה  Whoever  causes  to  go  astray 
Parse: Verb, Hifil, Participle, masculine singular
Root: שָׁגָה  
Sense: to go astray, stray, err.
יְשָׁרִ֨ים ׀  the  upright 
Parse: Adjective, masculine plural
Root: יָשָׁר 
Sense: straight, upright, correct, right.
בְּדֶ֥רֶךְ  in  an  way 
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, common singular construct
Root: דֶּרֶךְ  
Sense: way, road, distance, journey, manner.
רָ֗ע  evil 
Parse: Adjective, masculine singular
Root: רַע 
Sense: bad, evil.
בִּשְׁחוּת֥וֹ  into  his  own  pit 
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, feminine singular construct, third person masculine singular
Root: שְׁחוּת  
Sense: pit.
יִפּ֑וֹל  himself  will  fall 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: נָפַל  
Sense: to fall, lie, be cast down, fail.
וּ֝תְמִימִ֗ים  but  the  blameless 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Adjective, masculine plural
Root: תָּמִים  
Sense: complete, whole, entire, sound.
יִנְחֲלוּ־  will  inherit 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person masculine plural
Root: נָחַל  
Sense: to get as a possession, acquire, inherit, possess.
טֽוֹב  good 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: טָבַב 
Sense: good, pleasant, agreeable.