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Proverbs 9:8

Do not rebuke a mocker, or he will hate you; rebuke a wise man, and he will love you.
Proverbs 9:8
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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)

אַל־תּ֣וֹכַח לֵ֭ץ פֶּן־יִשְׂנָאֶ֑ךָּ הוֹכַ֥ח לְ֝חָכָ֗ם וְיֶאֱהָבֶֽךָּ׃

  1. אַל־'al-“may not”
    Particle, negative · from אַל · “not” · Strong's H0408
  2. תּ֣וֹכַחTo.khach“you reprove”
    Verb, hiphil, jussive, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from יָכַח · “to rebuke” · Strong's H3198
  3. לֵ֭ץletz“a mocker”
    Adjective, masculine, singular, absolute · from לִיץ · “to mock” · Strong's H3887
  4. פֶּן־pen-“lest”
    Particle · “lest” · Strong's H6435
  5. יִשְׂנָאֶ֑ךָּyis.na.'E.ka“he should hate you”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from שָׂנֵא · “to hate” · Strong's H8130
  6. הוֹכַ֥חho.Khach“reprove”
    Verb, hiphil, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from יָכַח · “to rebuke” · Strong's H3198
  7. לְ֝חָכָ֗םle.cha.Kham“<to> a wise [person]”
    Preposition + Adjective, masculine, singular, absolute · from חָכָם · “wise” · Strong's H2450
  8. וְיֶאֱהָבֶֽךָּ׃ve.ye.'e.ha.Ve.ka“and he will love you”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, 3rd person, masculine, singular + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from אָהֵב · “lover” · Strong's H0157G
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)