Focused Passage

Proverbs 19:25

Integrity, Counsel, Discipline, Poverty, Anger, and the Fear of the LORD

The chapter moves from integrity and misdirected zeal, to wealth and false witness, to wisdom and household prudence, to laziness, commandments, mercy, and discipline, and finally to the LORD's prevailing purpose, fear of the LORD, sloth, instruction, corrupt witness, and judgment.

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

25Strike a mocker, and the simple will beware; rebuke the discerning man, and he will gain knowledge.

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Verse 25

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Strikeתַּ֭כֶּהH5221Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine singulara mockerלֵ֣ץH3887Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularand the simpleוּפֶ֣תִיH6612Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singularwill bewareיַעְרִ֑םH6191Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singularrebukeוְהוֹכִ֥יחַH3198Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive constructthe discerning [man]לְ֝נָב֗וֹןH995Preposition-l | Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singularand he will gainיָבִ֥יןH995Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularknowledgeדָּֽעַת׃H1847Noun - feminine singular

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