Proverbs
Proverbs 19:29
29Judgments are prepared for mockers,
and beatings for the backs of fools.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Judgments | שְׁפָטִ֑ים | šə·p̄ā·ṭîm | Noun - masculine plural | H8201 judgement |
| are prepared | נָכ֣וֹנוּ | nā·ḵō·w·nū | Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person common plural | H3559 be firm |
| for mockers | לַלֵּצִ֣ים | lal·lê·ṣîm | Preposition-l, Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural | H3887 scorn |
| and beatings | וּ֝מַהֲלֻמ֗וֹת | ū·ma·hă·lu·mō·wṯ | Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine plural | H4112 blow |
| for the backs | לְגֵ֣ו | lə·ḡêw | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct | H1460 back |
| of fools | כְּסִילִֽים׃ | kə·sî·lîm | Noun - masculine plural | H3684 stupid fellow, dullard, fool |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Proverbs 26:3 · Proverbs 10:13 · Proverbs 9:12 · Acts 13:40–41 · 2 Peter 3:3–7
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.