Proverbs 9:8 Go deeper

Reprove not a scorner, lest he hate thee: rebuke a wise man, and he will love thee. (KJV)

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אַל\־'al-may not

Lemma: אַל (al) · Strong's: H0408

Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)

Meaning: not

Used 723 times. Also: Genesis 13:8, Genesis 15:1, Genesis 18:3, Genesis 18:30, Genesis 18:32, Genesis 19:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0408; TAHOT Proverbs 9:8 word 1

תּ֣וֹכַחTo.khachyou reprove

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

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Jussive) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVhj2ms)

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 9:8 word 2

לֵ֭ץletza 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 9:8 word 3

פֶּן\־pen-lest

Lemma: פֶּן־ (pen) · Strong's: H6435

Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)

Meaning: lest

Used 133 times. Also: Genesis 3:3, Genesis 3:22, Genesis 11:4, Genesis 19:15, Genesis 19:17, Genesis 19:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6435; TAHOT Proverbs 9:8 word 4

יִשְׂנָאֶ֑ךָּyis.na.'E.kahe should hate you

Lemma: שָׂנֵא (sa.ne) · Strong's: H8130

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

Meaning: to hate

Used 144 times. Also: Genesis 24:60, Genesis 26:27, Genesis 29:31, Genesis 29:33, Genesis 37:4, Genesis 37:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8130; TAHOT Proverbs 9:8 word 5

הוֹכַ֥חho.Khachreprove

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

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Imperative (hence Tense · Imperative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVhv2ms)

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 9:8 word 6

לְ֝חָכָ֗םle.cha.Kham<to> a wise [person]

Lemma: חָכָם (cha.kham) · Strong's: H2450

Parsing: Aamsa (Aamsa)

Meaning: wise

Used 138 times. Also: Genesis 41:8, Genesis 41:33, Genesis 41:39, Exodus 7:11, Exodus 28:3, Exodus 31:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2450; TAHOT Proverbs 9:8 word 7

וְיֶאֱהָבֶֽךָּ\׃ve.ye.'e.ha.Ve.kaand he will love you

Lemma: אָהֵב (a.hav) · Strong's: H0157G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Conjunction+Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqu3ms)

Meaning: to love: lover

Used 196 times. Also: Genesis 22:2, Genesis 24:67, Genesis 25:28, Genesis 27:4, Genesis 27:9, Genesis 27:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0157G; TAHOT Proverbs 9:8 word 8

How the BSB renders it

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

Do not	→	אַל H0408 not
rebuke	→	יָכַח H3198 to rebuke
a mocker	→	לִיץ H3887 to mock
or	→	פֶּן־ H6435 lest
he will hate you	→	שָׂנֵא H8130 to hate
rebuke	→	יָכַח H3198 to rebuke
a wise [man]	→	חָכָם H2450 wise
and he will love you	→	אָהֵב H0157G to love: lover

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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