Proverbs 19:29 Go deeper

Judgments are prepared for scorners, and stripes for the back of fools. (KJV)

Hebrew words tap a word

נָכ֣וֹנוּna.Kho.nuthey are prepared

Lemma: כּוּן (kun) · Strong's: H3559A

Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVNp3cp)

Meaning: to establish: prepare

Used 87 times. Also: Genesis 43:16, Genesis 43:25, Exodus 16:5, Exodus 19:11, Exodus 19:15, Exodus 23:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3559A; TAHOT Proverbs 19:29 word 1

לַלֵּצִ֣יםla.le.Tzimfor <the> mockers

Lemma: לִיץ (luts) · Strong's: H3887

Parsing: Aampa (Aampa)

Meaning: to mock

Used 28 times. Also: Genesis 42:23, 2 Chronicles 32:31, Job 16:20, Job 33:23, Psalms 1:1, Psalms 119:51 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3887; TAHOT Proverbs 19:29 word 2

שְׁפָטִ֑יםshe.fa.Timjudgments

Lemma: שֶׁ֫פֶט (she.phet) · Strong's: H8201

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)

Meaning: judgment

Used 16 times. Also: Exodus 6:6, Exodus 7:4, Exodus 12:12, Numbers 33:4, 2 Chronicles 24:24, Ezekiel 5:10 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8201; TAHOT Proverbs 19:29 word 3

וּ֝מַהֲלֻמ֗וֹתu.ma.ha.lu.Motand blows

Lemma: מַהֲלֻמֿוֹת (ma.ha.lum.mah) · Strong's: H4112

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Absolute (HNcfpa)

Meaning: blow

Used 2 times. Also: Proverbs 18:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4112; TAHOT Proverbs 19:29 word 4

לְגֵ֣וle.Gevfor [the] back of

Lemma: גֵּו (gev) · Strong's: H1460A

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: back

Used 6 times. Also: Proverbs 10:13, Proverbs 26:3, Isaiah 38:17, Isaiah 50:6, Isaiah 51:23 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1460A; TAHOT Proverbs 19:29 word 5

כְּסִילִֽים\׃ke.si.Limfools

Lemma: כְּסִיל (ke.sil) · Strong's: H3684

Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HAampa)

Meaning: fool

Used 70 times. Also: Psalms 49:10, Psalms 92:6, Psalms 94:8, Proverbs 1:22, Proverbs 1:32, Proverbs 3:35 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3684; TAHOT Proverbs 19:29 word 6

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

Judgments	→	שֶׁ֫פֶט H8201 judgment
are prepared	→	כּוּן H3559A to establish: prepare
for mockers	→	לִיץ H3887 to mock
and beatings	→	מַהֲלֻמֿוֹת H4112 blow
for the backs	→	גֵּו H1460A back
of fools	→	כְּסִיל H3684 fool

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Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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