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He who correctsיֹסֵרa scofferלֵץgetsלֹקֵחַdisgraceקָלוֹןfor himself,לוֹandוּhe who reprovesמוֹכִיחַa wicked manלְרָשָׁעgets his blemish.מוּמוֹ
Proverbs 9:7
Study it in the app“He who corrects a scoffer gets disgrace for himself, and he who reproves a wicked man gets his blemish.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Proverbs 9:7, word by word
- He who correctsיֹסֵרyoser
discipline, correct
Correct, discipline, teach firmly, as a father his son; also punish.
Where else “yoser” appears- a scofferלֵץlets
scoff
To laugh at what is serious with contempt; the scoffer rejects correction.
Where else “lets” appears- getsלֹקֵחַlokeach
take
To grasp something in the hand to carry or use it.
Where else “lokeach” appears- disgraceקָלוֹןkalon
disgrace, shame
Dishonor, public shame, disgrace.
Where else “kalon” appears- he who reprovesמוֹכִיחַmochiach
rebuke
To point out someone's fault so that he corrects it.
Where else “mochiach” appears- a wicked manרָשָׁעrasha
wicked
One who does evil, the opposite of the righteous.
Where else “rasha” appears- gets his blemishמוּמmum
stain
A moral fault, a stain on one's character.
Where else “mum” appears
The context
6Leave simpleness, and live; and walk in the way of understanding.”
7 · This verse (above)
8Do not reprove a scoffer, lest he hate you; reprove a wise man, and he will love you.