Hosea 14:9
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
Whoever is wise, let him understand these things; whoever is discerning, let him know them. For the ways of the LORD are right, and the righteous walk in them but the rebellious stumble in them.

Young's Literal Translation
Who [is] wise, and doth understand these? Prudent, and knoweth them? For upright are the ways of Jehovah, And the righteous go on in them, And the transgressors stumble therein!

King James Bible
Who [is] wise, and he shall understand these [things]? prudent, and he shall know them? for the ways of the LORD [are] right, and the just shall walk in them: but the transgressors shall fall therein.

Hebrew
Whoever
מִ֤י (mî)
Interrogative
Strong's 4310: Who?, whoever, in oblique construction with prefix, suffix

is wise,
חָכָם֙ (ḥā·ḵām)
Adjective - masculine singular
Strong's 2450: Wise

let him understand
וְיָ֣בֵֽן (wə·yā·ḇên)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Jussive - third person masculine singular
Strong's 995: To separate mentally, understand

these things;
אֵ֔לֶּה (’êl·leh)
Pronoun - common plural
Strong's 428: These, those

[whoever] is discerning,
נָב֖וֹן (nā·ḇō·wn)
Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's 995: To separate mentally, understand

let him know them.
וְיֵֽדָעֵ֑ם (wə·yê·ḏā·‘êm)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine plural
Strong's 3045: To know

For
כִּֽי־ (kî-)
Conjunction
Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction

the ways
דַּרְכֵ֣י (dar·ḵê)
Noun - common plural construct
Strong's 1870: A road, a course of life, mode of action

of the LORD
יְהוָ֗ה (Yah·weh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3069: YHWH

are right,
יְשָׁרִ֞ים (yə·šā·rîm)
Adjective - masculine plural
Strong's 3477: Straight, right

and the righteous
וְצַדִּקִים֙ (wə·ṣad·di·qîm)
Conjunctive waw | Adjective - masculine plural
Strong's 6662: Just, righteous

walk
יֵ֣לְכוּ (yê·lə·ḵū)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's 1980: To go, come, walk

in them,
בָ֔ם (ḇām)
Preposition | third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew

but the rebellious
וּפֹשְׁעִ֖ים (ū·p̄ō·šə·‘îm)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural
Strong's 6586: To break away, trespass, apostatize, quarrel

stumble
יִכָּ֥שְׁלוּ (yik·kā·šə·lū)
Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's 3782: To totter, waver, to falter, stumble, faint, fall

in them.
בָֽם׃ (ḇām)
Preposition | third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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