Proverbs 19:25
King James Version
11 Jun 2026
“Smite a scorner, and the simple will beware: and reprove one that hath understanding, and he will understand knowledge.”
דַּעַת
Knowledge, intimacy. Da'ath. Deep personal knowing, not just information. God wants to know you and be known by you. Not a transaction but a living relationship.
עָרַם
he will become prudent
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עָרַם
properly, to be (or make) bare; but used only in the derivative sense (through the idea perhaps of smoothness) to be cunning (usually in a bad sense)
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לוּץ
a mocker
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לוּץ
properly, to make mouths at, i.e. to scoff; hence (from the effort to pronounce a foreign language) to interpret, or (generally) intercede
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נָכָה
you will strike
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נָכָה
to strike (lightly or severely, literally or figuratively)
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