Proverbs 9:7
King James Version
6 Jun 2026
“He that reproveth a scorner getteth to himself shame: and he that rebuketh a wicked man getteth himself a blot.”
קָלוֹן
Shame, disgrace, dishonour. Qalon. With pride comes shame. But with humility comes wisdom. God's order is always the opposite of the world's.
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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יָסַר
one who admonishes
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יָסַר
to chastise, literally (with blows) or figuratively (with words); hence, to instruct
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לָקַח
is receiving
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לָקַח
to take (in the widest variety of applications)
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מאוּם
defect/ his
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מאוּם
to stain; a blemish (physically or morally)
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