Proverbs 9:7
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
He who correctsיֹ֤סֵ֨ר
(yo·ser)
3256: to discipline, chasten, admonisha prim. root
a scoffer 
 
3917b: to scorna prim. root
getsלֹקֵ֣חַֽ
(lo·ke·ach)
3947: to takea prim. root
dishonorקָלֹ֑ון
(ka·lo·vn;)
7036: ignominy, dishonorfrom qalah
for himself, And he who reprovesוּמֹוכִ֖יחַ
(u·mo·v·chi·ach)
3198: to decide, adjudge, provea prim. root
a wicked manלְרָשָׁ֣ע
(le·ra·sha)
7563: wicked, criminalfrom an unused word
[gets] insults 
 
4140b: blemish, defectfrom the same as mum
for himself. 
 
  


















KJV Lexicon
He that reproveth
yacar  (yaw-sar')
to chastise, literally (with blows) or figuratively (with words); hence, to instruct -- bind, chasten, chastise, correct, instruct, punish, reform, reprove, sore, teach.
a scorner
luwts  (loots)
ambassador, have in derision, interpreter, make a mock, mocker, scorn(-er, -ful), teacher.
getteth
laqach  (law-kakh')
to take (in the widest variety of applications)
to himself shame
qalown  (kaw-lone')
disgrace; (by implication) the pudenda -- confusion, dishonour, ignominy, reproach, shame.
and he that rebuketh
yakach  (yaw-kahh')
to be right (i.e. correct); reciprocal, to argue; causatively, to decide, justify or convict
a wicked
rasha`  (raw-shaw')
morally wrong; concretely, an (actively) bad person -- + condemned, guilty, ungodly, wicked (man), that did wrong.
man getteth himself a blot
m'uwm  (moom)
as if passive participle from an unused root probably meaning to stain; a blemish (physically or morally) -- blemish, blot, spot.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
He who corrects a scoffer gets dishonor for himself, And he who reproves a wicked man gets insults for himself.

King James Bible
He that reproveth a scorner getteth to himself shame: and he that rebuketh a wicked man getteth himself a blot.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
The one who corrects a mocker will bring dishonor on himself; the one who rebukes a wicked man will get hurt.

International Standard Version
Whoever corrects a mocker invites only insult, and whoever rebukes the wicked will himself become stained.

NET Bible
Whoever corrects a mocker is asking for insult; whoever reproves a wicked person receives abuse.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
To an evil person, discipline gives disgrace, and it rebukes the vice of the evil one.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Whoever corrects a mocker receives abuse. Whoever warns a wicked person gets hurt.

King James 2000 Bible
He that reproves a scoffer gets for himself shame: and he that rebukes a wicked man gets himself injury.
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