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Proverbs 28:23 Interlinear

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

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Proverbs 28 with commentary

Word-by-Word Analysis

#	Original	Strong's	English	Definition
1	מ֘וֹכִ֤יחַ	H3198	He that rebuketh	to be right (i.e., correct); reciprocal, to argue; causatively, to decide, justify or convict
2	אָדָ֣ם	H120	a man	ruddy i.e., a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.)
3	אַ֭חֲרַי	H310	afterwards	properly, the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after (in various senses)
4	חֵ֣ן	H2580	more favour	graciousness, i.e., subjective (kindness, favor) or objective (beauty)
5	יִמְצָ֑א	H4672	shall find	properly, to come forth to, i.e., appear or exist; transitively, to attain, i.e., find or acquire; figuratively, to occur, meet or be present
6	מִֽמַּחֲלִ֥יק	H2505	than he that flattereth	to be smooth (figuratively)
7	לָשֽׁוֹן׃	H3956	with the tongue	the tongue (of man or animals), used literally (as the instrument of licking, eating, or speech), and figuratively (speech, an ingot, a fork of flame,

Proverbs 28:23 (current)He that rebuketh a man afterwards more favour shall find than he that flattereth with the tongue