Proverbs
Proverbs 9:7
7He who corrects a mocker brings shame on himself;
he who rebukes a wicked man taints himself.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| He who corrects | יֹ֤סֵ֨ר׀ | yō·sêr | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H3256 discipline, chasten, admonish |
| a mocker | לֵ֗ץ | lêṣ | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H3887 scorn |
| brings | לֹקֵ֣חַֽ | lō·qê·aḥ | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H3947 take |
| shame | קָל֑וֹן | qā·lō·wn | Noun - masculine singular | H7036 ignominy, dishonour |
| on himself | ל֣וֹ | lōw | Preposition; third person masculine singular | |
| he who rebukes | וּמוֹכִ֖יחַ | ū·mō·w·ḵî·aḥ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular | H3198 decide, adjudge, prove |
| a wicked | לְרָשָׁ֣ע | lə·rā·šā‘ | Preposition-l; Adjective - masculine singular | H7563 wicked, criminal |
| taints himself | מוּמֽוֹ׃ | mū·mōw | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H3971 blemish, defect |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Proverbs 15:12 · Proverbs 23:9 · 2 Chronicles 36:16 · 2 Chronicles 25:15–16 · 2 Chronicles 24:20–22
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.