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