A mocker does not love to be reproved, nor will he consult the wise.Proverbs 15:12
Original language and places
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Original language (Hebrew)
לֹ֣א יֶאֱהַב־לֵ֭ץ הוֹכֵ֣חַֽ ל֑וֹ אֶל־חֲ֝כָמִ֗ים לֹ֣א יֵלֵֽךְ׃
- לֹ֣אlo'“not”Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
- יֶאֱהַב־ye.'e.hav-“he loves”Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אָהֵב · “lover” · Strong's H0157G
- לֵ֭ץletz“a mocker”Adjective, masculine, singular, absolute · from לִיץ · “to mock” · Strong's H3887
- הוֹכֵ֣חַֽho.Khe.ach“reproof”Verb, hiphil, infinitive absolute, absolute · from יָכַח · “to rebuke” · Strong's H3198
- ל֑וֹlo“to him”Preposition + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from Os3m · “him” · Strong's H9033
- אֶל־'el-“to”Preposition · from אֶל · “to(wards)” · Strong's H0413
- חֲ֝כָמִ֗יםcha.kha.Mim“wise [people]”Adjective, masculine, plural, absolute · from חָכָם · “wise” · Strong's H2450
- לֹ֣אlo'“not”Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
- יֵלֵֽךְ׃ye.Lekh“he goes”Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from הָלַךְ · “went” · Strong's H1980G
- Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)