Proverbs 19:29
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | Judgments are prepared for scorners, and stripes for the back of fools. | Judgments are prepared for mockers, and beatings for the backs of fools. | Judgments are prepared for scoffers, And stripes for the back of fools. |
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| they are prepared | נָכ֣וֹנוּ | na-KHO-nu | H3559A | to establish: prepareכּוּן (kun) : prepare/direct 1) to be firm, be stable, be established 1a) (Niphal) 1a1) to be set up, be established, be fixed 1a1a) to be firmly established 1a1b) to be established, be stable, be secure, be enduring 1a1c) to be fixed, be securely determined 1a2) to be directed aright, be fixed aright, be steadfast (moral sense) 1a3) to prepare, be ready 1a4) to be prepared, be arranged, be settled 1b) (Hiphil) 1b1) to establish, set up, accomplish, do, make firm 1b2) to fix, make ready, prepare, provide, provide for, furnish 1b3) to direct toward (moral sense) 1b4) to arrange, order 1c) (Hophal) … |
| for the mockers | לַלֵּצִ֣ים | la-le-TZIM | H3887 | to mockלִיץ (luts) 1) to scorn, make mouths at, talk arrogantly 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to boast 1a2) to scorn 1b) (Hiphil) 1b1) to mock, deride 1b2) to interpret (language) 1b2a) interpreter (participle) 1b2b) ambassador (fig.) 1c) (Hithpalpel) to be inflated, scoff, act as a scorner, show oneself a mocker Also means: la.tsats (לָצַץ "to scorn" H3945) |
| judgments | שְׁפָטִ֑ים | she-fa-TIM | H8201 | judgmentשֶׁ֫פֶט (she.phet) judgment, act of judgment |
| and blows | וּ֝מַהֲלֻמ֗וֹת | u-ma-ha-lu-MOT | H4112 | blowמַהֲלֻמֿוֹת (ma.ha.lum.mah) strokes, blows |
| for [the] back of | לְגֵ֣ו | le-GEV | H1460A | backגֵּו (gev) the back, back |
| fools | כְּסִילִֽים׃ | ke-si-LIM | H3684 | foolכְּסִיל (ke.sil) fool, stupid fellow, dullard, simpleton, arrogant one |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.