Proverbs 28:23 — King James Version← Study notes

“He that rebuketh a man afterwards shall find more favour than he that flattereth with the tongue.”

Proverbs 28:23 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Proverbs 28:237 words

HebrewMeaning

מ֘וֹכִ֤יחַmwōkiyḥa

appointverbH3198

argue · chasten · convince · correct ···

אָדָ֣םʾādām

man (meannounH120

another · hypocrite · common sort · low ···

אַ֭חֲרַיʾaḥăray

after (thatpronH310

-ward) · again · at · away from ···

חֵ֣ןḥēn

favournounH2580

grace · pleasant · precious · favoured

יִמְצָ֑אyiməṣāʾ

befallverbH4672

be able · being · catch · certainly ···

מִֽ/מַּחֲלִ֥יקmimaḥăliyq

dealpronH2505

distribute · divide · flatter · give ···

לָשֽׁוֹןlāšwōn

baynounH3956

babbler · evil speaker · language · talker ···

ℹWords are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

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