The Meaning of Proverbs 17:10 Explained

Proverbs 17:10

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

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

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

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

KJV Reverse Interlinear

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

What does Proverbs 17:10 Mean?

Chapter Summary: Proverbs 17

1  Contrasts between the Righteous and the Wicked

What do the individual words in Proverbs 17:10 mean?

Is more effective Rebuke for a wise [man] Than blows on a fool a hundred
תֵּ֣חַת גְּעָרָ֣ה בְמֵבִ֑ין מֵהַכּ֖וֹת כְּסִ֣יל מֵאָֽה

תֵּ֣חַת  Is  more  effective 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person feminine singular
Root: נָחַת  
Sense: to go down, descend.
גְּעָרָ֣ה  Rebuke 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular
Root: גְּעָרָה  
Sense: a rebuke, reproof.
בְמֵבִ֑ין  for  a  wise  [man] 
Parse: Preposition-b, Verb, Hifil, Participle, masculine singular
Root: בִּין  
Sense: to discern, understand, consider.
מֵהַכּ֖וֹת  Than  blows  on 
Parse: Preposition-m, Verb, Hifil, Infinitive construct
Root: נָכָה  
Sense: to strike, smite, hit, beat, slay, kill.
כְּסִ֣יל  a  fool 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: כְּסִיל  
Sense: fool, stupid fellow, dullard, simpleton, arrogant one.
מֵאָֽה  a  hundred 
Parse: Number, feminine singular
Root: מֵאָה 
Sense: hundred.