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A scofferלֵץdoes notלֹאloveיֶאֱהַבone who reproves him;הוֹכֵחַ לוֹtoאֶלthe wiseחֲכָמִיםhe will notלֹאgo.יֵלֵךְ
Proverbs 15:12
Study it in the app“A scoffer does not love one who reproves him; to the wise he will not go.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Proverbs 15:12, word by word
- A scofferלֵץlets
scoff
To laugh at what is serious with contempt; the scoffer rejects correction.
Where else “lets” appears- loveיֶאֱהַבyeehav
love
To care for someone from the heart and seek their good.
Where else “yeehav” appears- one who reproves himהוֹכֵחַhocheach
rebuke
To point out someone's fault so that he corrects it.
Where else “hocheach” appears- the wiseחֲכָמִיםchachamim
wise
Someone who knows how to live well, revering YHWH.
Where else “chachamim” appears- goיֵלֵךְyelech
go
To head for a place, to leave where one is in order to reach another.
Where else “yelech” appears
The context
11Sheol and Abaddon are before YHWH; how much more the hearts of human beings!
12 · This verse (above)
13A glad heart makes the face good, but by the pain of the heart the spirit is crushed.