Proverbs 9:7 Go deeper

He that reproveth a scorner getteth to himself shame: and he that rebuketh a wicked man getteth himself a blot. (KJV)

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יֹ֤סֵ֨ר\׀yo.Ser[one who] admonishes

Lemma: יָסַר (ya.sar) · Strong's: H3256

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVqrmsa)

Meaning: to discipline

Used 43 times. Also: Leviticus 26:18, Leviticus 26:23, Leviticus 26:28, Deuteronomy 4:36, Deuteronomy 8:5, Deuteronomy 21:18 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3256; TAHOT Proverbs 9:7 word 1

לֵ֗ץLetza mocker

Lemma: לִיץ (luts) · Strong's: H3887

Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HAamsa)

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 9:7 word 2

לֹקֵ֣חַֽlo.Ke.ach[is] receiving

Lemma: לָקַח (la.qach) · Strong's: H3947H

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVqrmsa)

Meaning: to take: recieve

Used 77 times. Also: Genesis 4:11, Genesis 23:13, Genesis 33:10, Genesis 33:11, Exodus 22:11, Exodus 25:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3947H; TAHOT Proverbs 9:7 word 3

קָל֑וֹןka.Lonshame

Lemma: קָלוֹן (qa.lon) · Strong's: H7036

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

Meaning: dishonor

Used 17 times. Also: Job 10:15, Psalms 83:16, Proverbs 3:35, Proverbs 6:33, Proverbs 11:2, Proverbs 12:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7036; TAHOT Proverbs 9:7 word 4

וּמוֹכִ֖יחַu.mo.Khi.achand [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 9:7 word 5

לְרָשָׁ֣עle.ra.Sha'<to> a wicked [person]

Lemma: רָשָׁע (ra.sah) · Strong's: H7563

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

Meaning: wicked

Used 262 times. Also: Genesis 18:23, Genesis 18:25, Exodus 2:13, Exodus 9:27, Exodus 23:1, Exodus 23:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7563; TAHOT Proverbs 9:7 word 6

מוּמֽוֹ\׃mu.Modefect his

Lemma: מוּם (mum) · Strong's: H3971B

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

Meaning: blemish

Used 19 times. Also: Leviticus 21:17, Leviticus 21:18, Leviticus 21:21, Leviticus 21:23, Leviticus 22:20, Leviticus 22:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3971B; TAHOT Proverbs 9:7 word 7

How the BSB renders it

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

He who corrects	→	יָסַר H3256 to discipline
a mocker	→	לִיץ H3887 to mock
brings	→	לָקַח H3947H to take: recieve
shame	→	קָלוֹן H7036 dishonor
on himself	→
he who rebukes	→	יָכַח H3198 to rebuke
a wicked [man]	→	רָשָׁע H7563 wicked
taints himself	→	מוּם H3971B blemish

King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source

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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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