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Proverbs

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He who corrects a scoffer gets dishonor for himself, And he who reproves a wicked man gets insults for himself.

Lexicon

Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Hebrew: Transliteration:
He who corrects to discipline, chasten, admonish Verb H3256 יֹ֤סֵ֨ר yo·ser
a scoffer to scorn H3917    
gets to take Verb H3947 לֹקֵ֣חַֽ lo·ke·ach
dishonor ignominy, dishonor Noun H7036 קָלֹ֑ון ka·lo·vn;
for himself, And he who reproves to decide, adjudge, prove Verb H3198 וּמֹוכִ֖יחַ u·mo·v·chi·ach
a wicked man wicked, criminal Adjective H7563 לְרָשָׁ֣ע le·ra·sha
[gets] insults blemish, defect H4140    
for himself.      

People

Shamed

a descendant of Benjamin

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New American Standard Bible 1995 He who corrects a scoffer gets dishonor for himself, And he who reproves a wicked man gets insults for himself.
King James Bible He who corrects that reproveth a scoffer gets dishonor for himself, And scorner getteth to himself shame: and he who reproves that rebuketh a wicked man gets insults for himself.getteth himself a blot.
Hebrew Greek English He who corrects a scoffer gets dishonor for himself, And he who reproves a wicked man gets insults for himself.