Proverbs 19:29

“Judgments are prepared for scoffers, and blows for the back of the senseless.”

Proverbs 19:29 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Proverbs 19:29, word by word

Judgmentsשְׁפָטִיםshefatim

judgments

Judgments: acts by which God punishes and does justice.

Where else “shefatim” appears
are preparedנָכוֹנוּnachonu

prepare

To get something set and done beforehand.

Where else “nachonu” appears
for scoffersלֵּצִיםletsim

scoff

To laugh at what is serious with contempt; the scoffer rejects correction.

Where else “letsim” appears
and blowsמַהֲלֻמוֹתmahalumot

blow, stroke

A blow, a stroke of a whip.

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for the backגֵוgev

back

The back of the body, where the blows of punishment fell.

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of the senselessכְּסִילִיםkesilim

senseless, fool

Fool: not someone who knows little, but someone who despises wisdom and trusts in himself.

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The context

28A perverse witness mocks justice, and the mouth of the wicked swallows wickedness.

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