Proverbs
Proverbs 9:12
12If you are wise, you are wise to your own advantage;
but if you scoff, you alone will bear the consequences.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| If | אִם־ | ’im- | Conjunction | H518 if |
| you are wise | חָ֭כַמְתָּ | ḥā·ḵam·tā | Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular | H2449 be wise |
| you are wise | חָכַ֣מְתָּ | ḥā·ḵam·tā | Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular | H2449 be wise |
| to your own advantage | לָּ֑ךְ | lāḵ | Preposition; second person feminine singular | |
| but if you scoff | וְ֝לַ֗צְתָּ | wə·laṣ·tā | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular | H3887 scorn |
| you alone | לְֽבַדְּךָ֥ | lə·ḇad·də·ḵā | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H905 separation |
| will bear | תִשָּֽׂא׃ | ṯiś·śā | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | H5375 lift, take, carry |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Job 22:2–3 · Ezekiel 18:20 · 2 Peter 3:3–4 · Job 22:21 · Proverbs 16:26
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.