Proverbs 25:12 BSB — MannaFest

Original language & word study

9 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
נֶ֣זֶם	Ne.zem	an earring of	H5141 →
זָ֭הָב	za.ho	gold	H2091 →
וַחֲלִי־	va.cha.li-	and an ornament of	H2481 →
כָ֑תֶם	Kha.tem	pure gold	H3800 →
מוֹכִ֥יחַ	mo.Khi.ach	[one who] reproves	H3198 →
חָ֝כָ֗ם	cha.Kham	wise	H2450 →
עַל־	'al-	on	H5921 →
אֹ֥זֶן	'O.zen	an ear	H241 →
שֹׁמָֽעַת׃	sho.Ma.'at	listening	H8085 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

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Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Proverbs 9:8
Do not rebuke a mocker, or he will hate you; rebuke a wise man, and he will love you.
leads to
- Proverbs 13:18
  Poverty and shame come to him who ignores discipline, but whoever heeds correction is honored.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Psalms 141:5
  Let the righteous man strike me; let his rebuke be an act of loving devotion. It is oil for my head; let me not refuse it. For my prayer is ever against the deeds…
- Proverbs 23:9
  Do not speak to a fool, for he will despise the wisdom of your words.
- Proverbs 15:12
  A mocker does not love to be reproved, nor will he consult the wise.
Through
Psalms 141:5
Let the righteous man strike me; let his rebuke be an act of loving devotion. It is oil for my head; let me not refuse it. For my prayer is ever against the deeds…
leads to
- Ecclesiastes 7:5
  It is better to heed a wise man’s rebuke than to listen to the song of fools.
- Revelation 3:19
  Those I love, I rebuke and discipline. Therefore be earnest and repent.
- Galatians 6:1
  Brothers, if someone is caught in a trespass, you who are spiritual should restore him with a spirit of gentleness. But watch yourself, or you also may be tempted.
- Proverbs 27:5–6
  Better an open rebuke than love that is concealed.

The gold bar shows how strongly the cross-reference sources tie the two verses together: a long bar means many compiled references make the connection, a short one means few.

Psalms 141:5Let the righteous man strike me; let his rebuke be an act of loving devotion. It is oil for my head; let me not refuse it. For my prayer is ever against the deeds of the wicked.Ephesians 5:11Have no fellowship with the fruitless deeds of darkness, but rather expose them.Proverbs 15:31He who listens to life-giving reproof will dwell among the wise.Proverbs 20:15There is an abundance of gold and rubies, but lips of knowledge are a rare treasure.Proverbs 15:31–32He who listens to life-giving reproof will dwell among the wise.Proverbs 13:18Poverty and shame come to him who ignores discipline, but whoever heeds correction is honored.2 Samuel 12:13Then David said to Nathan, “I have sinned against the LORD.” “The LORD has taken away your sin,” Nathan replied. “You will not die.Proverbs 9:9Instruct a wise man, and he will be wiser still; teach a righteous man, and he will increase his learning.Proverbs 15:5A fool rejects his father’s discipline, but whoever heeds correction is prudent.Proverbs 9:8Do not rebuke a mocker, or he will hate you; rebuke a wise man, and he will love you.Proverbs 27:5–6Better an open rebuke than love that is concealed.2 Thessalonians 3:15Yet do not regard him as an enemy, but warn him as a brother.1 Samuel 25:33Blessed is your discernment, and blessed are you, because today you kept me from bloodshed and from avenging myself by my own hand.Proverbs 1:8–9Listen, my son, to your father’s instruction, and do not forsake the teaching of your mother.Job 42:11All his brothers and sisters and prior acquaintances came and dined with him in his house. They consoled him and comforted him over all the adversity that the LORD had brought upon him. And each one gave him a piece of silver and a gold ring.1 Samuel 25:31–34then my lord will have no remorse or guilt of conscience over needless bloodshed and revenge. And when the LORD has dealt well with my lord, may you remember your maidservant.”Acts 10:33So I sent for you immediately, and you were kind enough to come. Now then, we are all here in the presence of God to listen to everything the Lord has instructed you to tell us.”Proverbs 20:12Ears that hear and eyes that see—the LORD has made them both.

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