A rebuke cuts into a man of discernment deeper than a hundred lashes cut into a fool.Proverbs 17:10
Original language and places
Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.
Original language (Hebrew)
תֵּ֣חַת גְּעָרָ֣ה בְמֵבִ֑ין מֵהַכּ֖וֹת כְּסִ֣יל מֵאָֽה׃
- תֵּ֣חַתTe.chat“it goes deep”Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from נָחֵת · “to descend” · Strong's H5181
- גְּעָרָ֣הge.'a.Rah“a rebuke”Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from גְּעָרָה · “rebuke” · Strong's H1606
- בְמֵבִ֑יןve.me.Vin“in [one who] understands”Preposition + Verb, hiphil, participle (active), masculine, singular, absolute · from בִּין · “to understand” · Strong's H0995
- מֵהַכּ֖וֹתme.ha.Kot“more than striking”Preposition + Verb, hiphil, infinitive construct, common · from נָכָה · “to smite” · Strong's H5221
- כְּסִ֣ילke.Sil“a fool”Adjective, masculine, singular, absolute · from כְּסִיל · “fool” · Strong's H3684
- מֵאָֽה׃me.'Ah“a hundred [times]”Adjective, cardinal number, feminine, singular, absolute · from מֵאָה · “hundred” · Strong's H3967
- Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)