Proverbs 9:8 BSB — MannaFest

Original language & word study

8 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
אַל־	'al-	may not	H408 →
תּ֣וֹכַח	To.khach	you reprove	H3198 →
לֵ֭ץ	letz	a mocker	H3887 →
פֶּן־	pen-	lest	H6435 →
יִשְׂנָאֶ֑ךָּ	yis.na.'E.ka	he should hate you	H8130 →
הוֹכַ֥ח	ho.Khach	reprove	H3198 →
לְ֝חָכָ֗ם	le.cha.Kham	<to> a wise [person]	H2450 →
וְיֶאֱהָבֶֽךָּ׃	ve.ye.'e.ha.Ve.ka	and he will love you	H157 →

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
Matthew 7:6
Do not give dogs what is holy; do not throw your pearls before swine. If you do, they may trample them under their feet, and then turn and tear you to pieces.
leads to
- Proverbs 9:7–8
  He who corrects a mocker brings shame on himself; he who rebukes a wicked man taints himself.
  Reached by 3 independent paths from here.
- Proverbs 23:9
  Do not speak to a fool, for he will despise the wisdom of your words.
- Matthew 10:14–15
  And if anyone will not welcome you or heed your words, shake the dust off your feet when you leave that home or town.
- Proverbs 26:11
  As a dog returns to its vomit, so a fool repeats his folly.
- Matthew 15:26
  But Jesus replied, “It is not right to take the children’s bread and toss it to the dogs.”
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.
- Proverbs 25:12
  Like an earring of gold or an ornament of fine gold is a wise man’s rebuke to a listening ear.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Revelation 3:19
  Those I love, I rebuke and discipline. Therefore be earnest and repent.

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.

Galatians 4:16Have I now become your enemy by telling you the truth?Proverbs 13:18Poverty and shame come to him who ignores discipline, but whoever heeds correction is honored.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.Proverbs 23:9Do not speak to a fool, for he will despise the wisdom of your words.Luke 17:3Watch yourselves. If your brother sins, rebuke him; and if he repents, forgive him.Proverbs 15:12A mocker does not love to be reproved, nor will he consult the wise.Matthew 7:6Do not give dogs what is holy; do not throw your pearls before swine. If you do, they may trample them under their feet, and then turn and tear you to pieces.Proverbs 29:1A man who remains stiff-necked after much reproof will suddenly be shattered beyond recovery.Proverbs 28:23He who rebukes a man will later find more favor than one who flatters with his tongue.Leviticus 19:17You must not harbor hatred against your brother in your heart. Directly rebuke your neighbor, so that you will not incur guilt on account of him.Hebrews 6:4–8It is impossible for those who have once been enlightened, who have tasted the heavenly gift, who have shared in the Holy Spirit,Matthew 15:14Disregard them! They are blind guides. If a blind man leads a blind man, both will fall into a pit.”Proverbs 15:24The path of life leads upward for the wise, that he may avoid going down to Sheol.Proverbs 25:12Like an earring of gold or an ornament of fine gold is a wise man’s rebuke to a listening ear.2 Peter 3:15–16Consider also that our Lord’s patience brings salvation, just as our beloved brother Paul also wrote you with the wisdom God gave him.2 Samuel 12:7–14Then Nathan said to David, “You are that man! This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: ‘I anointed you king over Israel, and I delivered you from the hand of Saul.Ecclesiastes 7:5It is better to heed a wise man’s rebuke than to listen to the song of fools.Numbers 14:6–10Joshua son of Nun and Caleb son of Jephunneh, who were among those who had spied out the land, tore their clothes

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