Proverbs
Proverbs 28:23
23He who rebukes a man will later find more favor
than one who flatters with his tongue.
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| He who rebukes | מ֘וֹכִ֤יחַ | mō·w·ḵî·aḥ | Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular | H3198 decide, adjudge, prove |
| a man | אָדָ֣ם | ’ā·ḏām | Noun - masculine singular | H120 man, mankind |
| will later | אַ֭חֲרַי | ’a·ḥă·ray | Noun - masculine singular | H310 behind |
| find | יִמְצָ֑א | yim·ṣā | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H4672 attain to, find |
| more favor | חֵ֣ן | ḥên | Noun - masculine singular | H2580 favour, grace |
| than one who flatters | מִֽמַּחֲלִ֥יק | mim·ma·ḥă·lîq | Preposition-m; Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular | H2505 divide, share |
| with his tongue | לָשֽׁוֹן׃ | lā·šō·wn | Noun - common singular | H3956 tongue |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Proverbs 27:5–6 · Matthew 18:15 · Psalm 141:5
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.