Proverbs
Proverbs 9:8
8Do not rebuke a mocker, or he will hate you;
rebuke a wise man, and he will love you.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Do not | אַל־ | ’al- | Adverb | H408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . . |
| rebuke | תּ֣וֹכַח | tō·w·ḵaḥ | Verb - Hifil - Imperfect Jussive - second person masculine singular | H3198 decide, adjudge, prove |
| a mocker | לֵ֭ץ | lêṣ | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H3887 scorn |
| or | פֶּן־ | pen- | Conjunction | H6435 lest |
| he will hate you | יִשְׂנָאֶ֑ךָּ | yiś·nā·’e·kā | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular; second person masculine singular | H8130 hate |
| rebuke | הוֹכַ֥ח | hō·w·ḵaḥ | Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singular | H3198 decide, adjudge, prove |
| a wise | לְ֝חָכָ֗ם | lə·ḥā·ḵām | Preposition-l; Adjective - masculine singular | H2450 wise |
| and he will love you | וְיֶאֱהָבֶֽךָּ׃ | wə·ye·’ĕ·hā·ḇe·kā | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine singular; second person masculine singular | H157 love |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Psalm 141:5 · Proverbs 13:18 · Proverbs 23:9 · Proverbs 15:12 · Proverbs 29:1 · Matthew 7:6 · Proverbs 28:23 · Leviticus 19:17 · Matthew 15:14 · Hebrews 6:4–8 · 2 Samuel 12:7–14 · 2 Peter 3:15–16
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.