Reprove not a scorner, lest he hate thee: rebuke a wise man, and he will love thee.
* Reproue not a ſcorner, leſt hee hate thee: rebuke a wiſe man, and hee will loue thee.
אָהַב , verb, ʾahav — to love (value 8)
H157,
אָהַב ʼâhab, aw-hab'; or אָהֵב ʼâhêb ; a primitive root; to have affection for (sexually or otherwise):—(be-) love(-d, -ly, -r), like, friend.to love
(Qal)
human love for another, includes family, and sexual
human appetite for objects such as food, drink, sleep, wisdom
human love for or to God
act of being a friend
lover (participle)
friend (participle)
God's love toward man
to individual men
to people Israel
to righteousness
(Niphal)
lovely (participle)
loveable (participle)
(Piel)
friends
lovers (fig. of adulterers)
to like
Used in 195 Verses, 28 Books 207  Occurrence Count
אַל , adverb of negation, ʾal — not (a subjective neg.) (value 31)
H408,
אַל ʼal, al; a negative particle (akin to H3808); not (the qualified negation, used as a deprecative); once (Job 24:25) as a noun, nothing:—nay, neither, + never, no, nor, not, nothing (worth), rather than.not, no, nor, neither, nothing (as wish or preference)
do not, let not (with a verb)
let there not be (with a verb understood)
not, no (with substantive)
nothing (as substantive)
Used in 572 Verses, 37 Books 724  Occurrence Count
חָכָם , adjective, hakham — wise (value 68)
H2450,
חָכָם châkâm, khaw-kawm'; from H2449; wise, (i.e. intelligent, skillful or artful):—cunning (man), subtle, (un-), wise((hearted), man).wise, wise (man)
skilful (in technical work)
wise (in administration)
shrewd, crafty, cunning, wily, subtle
learned, shrewd (class of men)
prudent
wise (ethically and religiously)
Used in 133 Verses, 18 Books 136  Occurrence Count
יָכַח , verb, yakhah — to decide, adjudge, prove (value 38)
H3198,
יָכַח yâkach, yaw-kahh'; a primitive root; to be right (i.e. correct); reciprocal, to argue; causatively, to decide, justify or convict:—appoint, argue, chasten, convince, correct(-ion), daysman, dispute, judge, maintain, plead, reason (together), rebuke, reprove(-r), surely, in any wise.to prove, decide, judge, rebuke, reprove, correct, be right
(Hiphil)
to decide, judge
to adjudge, appoint
to show to be right, prove
to convince, convict
to reprove, chide
to correct, rebuke
(Hophal) to be chastened
(Niphal) to reason, reason together
(Hithp) to argue
Used in 55 Verses, 15 Books 56  Occurrence Count
לוּץ , verb, lutz — ambassador, have in derision, interpreter, make a mock, mocker (value 126)
H3887,
לוּץ lûwts, loots; a primitive root; properly, to make mouths at, i.e. to scoff; hence (from the effort to pronounce a foreign language) to interpret, or (generally) intercede:—ambassador, have in derision, interpreter, make a mock, mocker, scorn(-er, -ful), teacher.to scorn, make mouths at, talk arrogantly
(Qal)
to boast
to scorn
(Hiphil)
to mock, deride
to interpret (language)
interpreter (participle)
ambassador (fig.)
(Hithpalpel) to be inflated, scoff, act as a scorner, show oneself a mocker
Used in 26 Verses, 6 Books 27  Occurrence Count
פֵּן , adverb, conjunction, peyn — lest (value 130)
H6435,
פֵּן pên, pane; from H6437; properly, removal; used only (in the construction) adverb as conjunction, lest:—(lest) (peradventure), that...not.conjunction
lest, not, beware lest
adverb
lest
Used in 125 Verses, 20 Books 133  Occurrence Count
שָׂנֵא , verb, saneyʾ — to hate (value 351)
H8130,
שָׂנֵא sânêʼ, saw-nay'; a primitive root; to hate (personally):—enemy, foe, (be) hate(-ful, -r), odious, × utterly.to hate, be hateful
(Qal) to hate
of man
of God
hater, one hating, enemy (participle) (subst)
(Niphal) to be hated
(Piel) hater (participle)
of persons, nations, God, wisdom
Used in 139 Verses, 23 Books 144  Occurrence Count
| Proverbs 9:8Modern KJV—Authorized Version |
| Reprove not a scorner, lest he hate thee: rebuke a wise man, and he will love thee. |
| Original Text (WLC) |
| אַל־תּ֣וֹכַח לֵ֭ץ פֶּן־יִשְׂנָאֶ֑ךָּ הוֹכַ֥ח לְ֝חָכָ֗ם וְיֶאֱהָבֶֽךָּ׃ |
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| Data from Strong's Concordance |
| KJV |
Strong's # |
Hebrew |
Value |
| Reprove |
H3198yakhah |
יָכַח |
38 |
| not a scorner, |
H3887lutz |
לוּץ |
126 |
| lest he hate |
H8130saneyʾ |
שָׂנֵא |
351 |
| thee: rebuke |
H3198yakhah |
יָכַח |
38 |
| a wise man, |
H2450hakham |
חָכָם |
68 |
| and he will love thee. |
H157ʾahav |
אָהַב |
8 |
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