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A wiseחָכָםsonבֵּןhears the correctionמוּסַרof a father,אָבbut a scofferוְלֵץdoes notלֹאhearשָׁמַעrebuke.גְּעָרָה
Proverbs 13:1
Study it in the app“A wise son hears the correction of a father, but a scoffer does not hear rebuke.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Proverbs 13:1, word by word
- A wiseחָכָםchacham
wise
Someone who knows how to live well, revering YHWH.
Where else “chacham” appears- sonבֵּןben
son
The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.
Where else “ben” appears- hears the correctionמוּסַרmusar
discipline, correction
Discipline: teaching that straightens, sometimes with punishment; it comes from the verb "discipline."
Where else “musar” appears- of a fatherאָבav
father
The man who begets a child and heads his household.
Where else “av” appears- but a scofferלֵץlets
scoff
To laugh at what is serious with contempt; the scoffer rejects correction.
Where else “lets” appears- hearשָׁמַעshama
listen
To pay close attention, or heed a plea.
Where else “shama” appears- rebukeגְּעָרָהgeara
rebuke
A rebuke: a strong word that scolds or stops someone. Of God, the command before which the sea or the enemies draw back.
Where else “geara” appears
The context
1 · This verse (above)
2From the fruit of the mouth of a man he will eat good, but the soul of the treacherous, violence.