The Meaning of Proverbs 8:13 Explained

Proverbs 8:13

KJV: The fear of the LORD is to hate evil: pride, and arrogancy, and the evil way, and the froward mouth, do I hate.

YLT: The fear of Jehovah is to hate evil; Pride, and arrogance, and an evil way, And a froward mouth, I have hated.

Darby: The fear of Jehovah is to hate evil; pride, and arrogancy, and the evil way, and the froward mouth do I hate.

ASV: The fear of Jehovah is to hate evil: Pride, and arrogancy, and the evil way, And the perverse mouth, do I hate.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

The fear  of the LORD  [is] to hate  evil:  pride,  and arrogancy,  and the evil  way,  and the froward  mouth,  do I hate. 

What does Proverbs 8:13 Mean?

Study Notes

fear
fear of the Lord
The "fear of the Lord," a phrase of the O.T. piety, meaning reverential trust, with hatred of evil.

Context Summary

Proverbs 8:1-21 - "better Than Gold"
This chapter contains a bewitching picture of Wisdom as a noble matron. Were it not for this feminine touch, we might, suppose that the Preacher had become a Prophet and was discerning the lineaments of Christ, who in His human life embodied the Divine Wisdom, as indeed He was the Eternal Word.
She stands in the open places; her ringing voice is heard down the streets, appealing to those who are entering the city gates or doors of the houses. There is no muttering or whispering; but the beauty of goodness illuminates all she says. She insists on her own value, as compared with the valuables that men prize. The central point in her promises is that she imparts those great moral qualities which imply the true leadership and right estimate of others. What a precious word is Proverbs 8:17 : but we can never forget that we love "because He first loved us." Oh, the mystery and wonder of it! And can that love ever fail us? [source]

Chapter Summary: Proverbs 8

1  the fame
6  and evidence of wisdom
10  The excellence
12  the nature
15  the power
18  the riches
22  and the eternity of wisdom
32  Wisdom is to be desired for the blessedness it brings

What do the individual words in Proverbs 8:13 mean?

The fear of Yahweh [is] to hate evil Pride and arrogance and the way evil and the mouth perverse I hate
יִֽרְאַ֣ת יְהוָה֮ שְֽׂנֹ֫את רָ֥ע גֵּ֘אָ֤ה וְגָא֨וֹן ׀ וְדֶ֣רֶךְ רָ֭ע וּפִ֨י תַהְפֻּכ֬וֹת שָׂנֵֽאתִי

יִֽרְאַ֣ת  The  fear 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct
Root: יִרְאָה  
Sense: fear, terror, fearing.
יְהוָה֮  of  Yahweh 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יהוה 
Sense: the proper name of the one true God.
שְֽׂנֹ֫את  [is]  to  hate 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Infinitive construct
Root: שָׂנֵא  
Sense: to hate, be hateful.
רָ֥ע  evil 
Parse: Adjective, masculine singular
Root: רַע 
Sense: bad, evil.
גֵּ֘אָ֤ה  Pride 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular
Root: גֵּאָה  
Sense: pride.
וְגָא֨וֹן ׀  and  arrogance 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine singular
Root: גָּאֹון  
Sense: exaltation, majesty, pride.
וְדֶ֣רֶךְ  and  the  way 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, common singular
Root: דֶּרֶךְ  
Sense: way, road, distance, journey, manner.
רָ֭ע  evil 
Parse: Adjective, masculine singular
Root: רַע 
Sense: bad, evil.
וּפִ֨י  and  the  mouth 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: פֶּה  
Sense: mouth.
תַהְפֻּכ֬וֹת  perverse 
Parse: Noun, feminine plural
Root: תַּהְפֻּכֹות  
Sense: perversity, perverse thing.
שָׂנֵֽאתִי  I  hate 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, first person common singular
Root: שָׂנֵא  
Sense: to hate, be hateful.