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Strikeתַּכֶּהa scoffer,לֵץand the simpleוּפֶתִיwill become shrewd;יַעְרִםand reproveוְהוֹכִיחַthe discerning,לְנָבוֹןand he will understandיָבִיןknowledge.דָּעַת
Proverbs 19:25
Study it in the app“Strike a scoffer, and the simple will become shrewd; and reprove the discerning, and he will understand knowledge.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Proverbs 19:25, word by word
- Strikeתַּכֶּהtake
strike
To give a blow to someone or something, with the hand or a weapon.
Where else “take” appears- a scofferלֵץlets
scoff
To laugh at what is serious with contempt; the scoffer rejects correction.
Where else “lets” appears- and the simpleפֶתִיfeti
simple, naive
Simple, naive: a person without experience, easily persuaded, who still has to learn.
Where else “feti” appears- will become shrewdיַעְרִםyarim
become shrewd
Grow wise and prudent.
Where else “yarim” appears- and reproveהוֹכִיחַhochiach
rebuke
To point out someone's fault so that he corrects it.
Where else “hochiach” appears- the discerningנָבוֹןnavon
be skilled
To be very wise and skilled in what one does.
Where else “navon” appears- knowledgeדָּעַתdaat
knowledge
What one has learned; or a close bond with God.
Where else “daat” appears
The context
24The sluggard buries his hand in the dish; he will not even bring it back to his mouth.
25 · This verse (above)
26Whoever plunders a father and drives away a mother is a son who brings shame and brings reproach.