Proverbs 8:20
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"I walkאֲהַלֵּ֑ך
(a·hal·lech;)
1980: to go, come, walka prim. root
in the wayבְּאֹֽרַח־
(be·'o·rach-)
734: a way, pathfrom arach
of righteousness,צְדָקָ֥ה
(tze·da·kah)
6666: righteousnessfrom the same as tsedeq
In the midstבְּ֝תֹ֗וךְ
(be·to·vch)
8432: midstof uncertain derivation
of the pathsנְתִיבֹ֥ות
(ne·ti·vo·vt)
5410b: path, pathwayfrom the same as nathib
of justice,מִשְׁפָּֽט׃
(mish·pat.)
4941: judgmentfrom shaphat


















KJV Lexicon
I lead
halak  (haw-lak')
to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)
in the way
'orach  (o'-rakh)
a well-trodden road; also a caravan -- manner, path, race, rank, traveller, troop, (by-, high-)way.
of righteousness
tsdaqah  (tsed-aw-kaw')
rightness (abstractly), subjectively (rectitude), objectively (justice), morally (virtue) or figuratively (prosperity) -- justice, moderately, right(-eous) (act, -ly, -ness).
in the midst
tavek  (taw'-vek)
a bisection, i.e. (by implication) the centre -- among(-st), between, half, (there-,where-), in(-to), middle, mid(-night), midst (among), out (of), through, with(-in).
of the paths
nathiyb  (naw-theeb')
a (beaten) track -- path(-way), travel(-ler), way.
of judgment
mishpat  (mish-pawt')
a verdict (favorable or unfavorable) pronounced judicially, especially a sentence or formal decree (human or (participant's) divine law, individual or collective
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"I walk in the way of righteousness, In the midst of the paths of justice,

King James Bible
I lead in the way of righteousness, in the midst of the paths of judgment:

Holman Christian Standard Bible
I walk in the way of righteousness, along the paths of justice,

International Standard Version
I walk on the way of righteousness, along paths that are just,

NET Bible
I walk in the path of righteousness, in the pathway of justice,

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
“I walk in the way of righteousness and within the streets of judgment”

GOD'S WORD® Translation
I walk in the way of righteousness, on the paths of justice,

King James 2000 Bible
I lead in the way of righteousness, in the midst of the paths of justice:
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