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Proverbs 17:10

A reproof entereth more into a wise man than an hundred stripes into a fool.

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תֵּ֣חַתtechatpress soreנָחַתverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “press sore”, an unfinished actionH5181to sink, i.e. descend; causatively, to press or lead downbe broken, (cause to) come down, enter, go down, press sore, settle, stick fast.גְּעָרָ֣הgearahrebukeגְּעָרָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “rebuke”, the ordinary formH1606a chidingrebuke(-ing), reproof.בְמֵבִ֑יןvemevinin understandבִּיןpreposition, verb, hiphil, participle, absolute — “in understand”, a verb used as a describing wordH995to separate mentally (or distinguish), i.e.(generally) understandattend, consider, be cunning, diligently, direct, discern, eloquent, feel, inform, instruct, have intelligence, know, look well to, mark, perceive, be prudent, regard, (can) skill(-full), teach, think, (cause, make to, get, give, have) und…מֵהַכּ֖וֹתmehakotfrom strikeנָכָהpreposition, verb, hiphil, infinitive construct — “from strike”, the to-form of the verbH5221to strike (lightly or severely, literally or figuratively)beat, cast forth, clap, give (wounds), [idiom] go forward, [idiom] indeed, kill, make (slaughter), murderer, punish, slaughter, slay(-er, -ing), smite(-r, -ing), strike, be stricken, (give) stripes, [idiom] surely, wound.כְּסִ֣ילkesilfoolכְּסִילadjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “fool”, the ordinary formH3684properly, fat, i.e. (figuratively) stupid or sillyfool(-ish).מֵאָֽהmeahhundred , -thמֵאָהadjective, cardinal, both genders, singular, absolute — “hundred , -th”, the ordinary formH3967a hundred; also as a multiplicative and a fractionhundred((-fold), -th), [phrase] sixscore.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

A rebuke entereth deeper into a man of understanding than a hundred stripes into a fool.

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American Standard Version (1901)

A rebuke entereth deeper into one that hath understanding Than a hundred stripes into a fool.

Young’s Literal Translation

Rebuke cometh down on the intelligent More than a hundred stripes on a fool.

World English Bible

A rebuke enters deeper into one who has understanding than a hundred lashes into a fool.

Darby Translation

A reproof entereth more deeply into him that hath understanding than a hundred stripes into a fool.

Douay-Rheims

A reproof availeth more with a wise man, than a hundred stripes with a fool.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

A rebuke entereth deeper into a man of understanding than a hundred stripes into a fool.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

A threat breaks down the heart of a wise man; but a fool, though scourged, understands not.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Συντρίβει ἀπειλὴ καρδίαν φρονίμου, ἄφρων δὲ μαστιγωθεὶς οὐκ αἰσθάνεται.