Proverbs
Proverbs 19:25
25Strike a mocker, and the simple will beware;
rebuke the discerning man, and he will gain knowledge.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strike | תַּ֭כֶּה | tak·keh | Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | H5221 smite |
| a mocker | לֵ֣ץ | lêṣ | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H3887 scorn |
| and the simple | וּפֶ֣תִי | ū·p̄e·ṯî | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular | H6612 simple |
| will beware | יַעְרִ֑ם | ya‘·rim | Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H6191 be shrewd, crafty |
| rebuke | וְהוֹכִ֥יחַ | wə·hō·w·ḵî·aḥ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct | H3198 decide, adjudge, prove |
| the discerning | לְ֝נָב֗וֹן | lə·nā·ḇō·wn | Preposition-l; Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singular | H995 discern |
| and he will gain | יָבִ֥ין | yā·ḇîn | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H995 discern |
| knowledge | דָּֽעַת׃ | dā·‘aṯ | Noun - feminine singular | H1847 knowledge |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Proverbs 21:11 · Proverbs 17:10 · Proverbs 15:5 · Revelation 3:19 · Proverbs 9:8–10
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.