Proverbs 29:15 Go deeper
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The rod and reproof give wisdom: but a child left to himself bringeth his mother to shame. (KJV)
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שֵׁ֣בֶטShe.veta rod
Lemma: שֵׁ֫בֶט (she.vet) · Strong's: H7626G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: tribe: staff
Used 52 times. Also: Genesis 49:10, Exodus 21:20, Leviticus 27:32, Numbers 24:17, Judges 5:14, 2 Samuel 7:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7626G; TAHOT Proverbs 29:15 word 1
וְ֭תוֹכַחַתVe.to.kha.chatand rebuke
Lemma: תּוֹכַ֫חַת (to.kha.chat) · Strong's: H8433B
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: argument
Used 24 times. Also: Job 13:6, Job 23:4, Psalms 38:14, Psalms 39:11, Psalms 73:14, Proverbs 1:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8433B; TAHOT Proverbs 29:15 word 2
יִתֵּ֣ןyi.Tenit gives
Lemma: נָתַן (na.tan) · Strong's: H5414G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqi3ms)
Meaning: to give: give
Used 1312 times. Also: Genesis 1:29, Genesis 3:6, Genesis 3:12, Genesis 4:12, Genesis 9:2, Genesis 9:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5414G; TAHOT Proverbs 29:15 word 3
חָכְמָ֑הchokh.mahwisdom
Lemma: חׇכְמָה (chokh.mah) · Strong's: H2451
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: wisdom
Used 153 times. Also: Exodus 28:3, Exodus 31:3, Exodus 31:6, Exodus 35:26, Exodus 35:31, Exodus 35:35 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2451; TAHOT Proverbs 29:15 word 4
וְנַ֥עַרve.Na.'arand a youth
Lemma: נַ֫עַר (na.ar) · Strong's: H5288
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: youth
Used 239 times. Also: Genesis 14:24, Genesis 18:7, Genesis 19:4, Genesis 21:12, Genesis 21:17, Genesis 21:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5288; TAHOT Proverbs 29:15 word 5
מְ֝שֻׁלָּ֗חme.shu.Lachlet loose
Lemma: שָׁלַח (sha.lach) · Strong's: H7971H
Parsing: Verb · Pual (hence Action · Passive) · Participle passive · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVPsmsa)
Meaning: to send: let go
Used 97 times. Also: Genesis 32:26, Genesis 49:21, Exodus 4:21, Exodus 4:23, Exodus 5:1, Exodus 5:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7971H; TAHOT Proverbs 29:15 word 6
מֵבִ֥ישׁme.Vish[is] putting to shame
Lemma: בּוֹשׁ (bush) · Strong's: H0954
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVhrmsa)
Meaning: be ashamed
Used 126 times. Also: Genesis 2:25, Exodus 32:1, Judges 3:25, Judges 5:28, 2 Samuel 19:5, 2 Kings 2:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0954; TAHOT Proverbs 29:15 word 7
אִמּֽוֹ\׃'i.Momother his
Lemma: אֵם (em) · Strong's: H0517
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: mother
Used 220 times. Also: Genesis 2:24, Genesis 3:20, Genesis 20:12, Genesis 21:21, Genesis 24:28, Genesis 24:53 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0517; TAHOT Proverbs 29:15 word 8
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| A rod | → | שֵׁ֫בֶט H7626G tribe: staff |
| of correction | → | תּוֹכַ֫חַת H8433B argument |
| imparts | → | נָתַן H5414G to give: give |
| wisdom | → | חׇכְמָה H2451 wisdom |
| but a child | → | נַ֫עַר H5288 youth |
| left to himself | → | שָׁלַח H7971H to send: let go |
| disgraces | → | בּוֹשׁ H0954 be ashamed |
| his mother | → | אֵם H0517 mother |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
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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