Proverbs 28:23 Go deeper

He that rebuketh a man afterwards shall find more favour than he that flattereth with the tongue. (KJV)

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מ֘וֹכִ֤יחַmo.Khi.ach[one who] reproves

Lemma: יָכַח (ya.khach) · Strong's: H3198

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVhrmsa)

Meaning: to rebuke

Used 59 times. Also: Genesis 20:16, Genesis 21:25, Genesis 24:14, Genesis 24:44, Genesis 31:37, Genesis 31:42 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3198; TAHOT Proverbs 28:23 word 1

אָדָ֣ם'a.Dama person

Lemma: אָדָם (a.dam) · Strong's: H0120G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: man

Used 529 times. Also: Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:27, Genesis 2:5, Genesis 5:1, Genesis 5:2, Genesis 6:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0120G; TAHOT Proverbs 28:23 word 2

אַ֭חֲרַי'A.cha.raiafter me

Lemma: אַחֲרַי (a.cha.ray) · Strong's: H0310B

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)

Meaning: backwards

Used 1 time. All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0310B; TAHOT Proverbs 28:23 word 3

חֵ֣ןchenfavor

Lemma: חֵן (chen) · Strong's: H2580

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: favor

Used 69 times. Also: Genesis 6:8, Genesis 18:3, Genesis 19:19, Genesis 30:27, Genesis 32:5, Genesis 33:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2580; TAHOT Proverbs 28:23 word 4

יִמְצָ֑אyim.Tza'he will find

Lemma: מָצָא (ma.tsa) · Strong's: H4672

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqi3ms)

Meaning: to find

Used 453 times. Also: Genesis 2:20, Genesis 4:14, Genesis 4:15, Genesis 6:8, Genesis 8:9, Genesis 11:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4672; TAHOT Proverbs 28:23 word 5

מִֽמַּחֲלִ֥יקmi.ma.cha.Likmore than [one who] makes smooth

Lemma: חָלַק (cha.laq) · Strong's: H2505B

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVhrmsa)

Meaning: to smooth

Used 9 times. Also: Psalms 5:9, Psalms 36:2, Psalms 55:21, Proverbs 2:16, Proverbs 7:5, Proverbs 29:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2505B; TAHOT Proverbs 28:23 word 6

לָשֽׁוֹן\׃la.Shon[the] tongue

Lemma: לָשׁוֹן (la.shon) · Strong's: H3956G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (HNcbsa)

Meaning: tongue

Used 93 times. Also: Exodus 4:10, Exodus 11:7, Joshua 10:21, Judges 7:5, 2 Samuel 23:2, Job 5:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3956G; TAHOT Proverbs 28:23 word 7

How the BSB renders it

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

He who rebukes	→	יָכַח H3198 to rebuke
a man	→	אָדָם H0120G man
will later	→	אַחֲרַי H0310B backwards
find	→	מָצָא H4672 to find
more favor	→	חֵן H2580 favor
than one who flatters	→	חָלַק H2505B to smooth
with his tongue	→	לָשׁוֹן H3956G tongue

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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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