Proverbs 28:23
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | He that rebuketh a man afterwards shall find more favour than he that flattereth with the tongue. | He who rebukes a man will later find more favor than one who flatters with his tongue. | He that rebuketh a man shall afterward find more favor Than he that flattereth with the tongue. |
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [one who] reproves | מ֘וֹכִ֤יחַ | mo-KHI-ach | H3198 | to rebukeיָכַח (ya.khach) 1) to prove, decide, judge, rebuke, reprove, correct, be right 1a) (Hiphil) 1a1) to decide, judge 1a2) to adjudge, appoint 1a3) to show to be right, prove 1a4) to convince, convict 1a5) to reprove, chide 1a6) to correct, rebuke 1b) (Hophal) to be chastened 1c) (Niphal) to reason, reason together 1d) (Hithp) to argue |
| a person | אָדָ֣ם | 'a-DAM | H0120G | manאָדָם (a.dam) 1) man, mankind 1a) man, human being 1b) man, mankind (much more frequently intended sense in OT) 1c) Adam, first man 1d) city in Jordan valley |
| after me | אַ֭חֲרַי | 'A-cha-rai | H0310B | backwardsאַחֲרַי (a.cha.ray) backwards (of a man that turns backwards) |
| favor | חֵ֣ן | chen | H2580 | favorחֵן (chen) 1) favour, grace, charm 1a) favour, grace, elegance 1b) favour, acceptance |
| he will find | יִמְצָ֑א | yim-TZA' | H4672 | to findמָצָא (ma.tsa) 1) to find, attain to 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to find 1a1a) to find, secure, acquire, get (thing sought) 1a1b) to find (what is lost) 1a1c) to meet, encounter 1a1d) to find (a condition) 1a1e) to learn, devise 1a2) to find out 1a2a) to find out 1a2b) to detect 1a2c) to guess 1a3) to come upon, light upon 1a3a) to happen upon, meet, fall in with 1a3b) to hit 1a3c) to befall 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be found 1b1a) to be encountered, be lighted upon, be discovered 1b1b) to appear, be recognised 1b1c) to be discovered, be detected 1b1d) to be gained, be secured 1b2) to be, be found 1b2a) to be found in … |
| more than [one who] makes smooth | מִֽמַּחֲלִ֥יק | mi-ma-cha-LIK | H2505B | to smoothחָלַק (cha.laq) 1) to be smooth, slippery, deceitful 1a) (Qal) to be smooth, slippery 1b) (Hiphil) 1b1) to be smooth 1b2) to flatter |
| [the] tongue | לָשֽׁוֹן׃ | la-SHON | H3956G | tongueלָשׁוֹן (la.shon) : tongue/words 1) tongue 1a) tongue (of men) 1a1) tongue (literal) 1a2) tongue (organ of speech) 1b) language 1c) tongue (of animals) 1d) tongue (of fire) 1e) wedge, bay of sea (tongue-shaped) |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.