Strong's Hebrew English Morphology 1a) (Hiphil) 1a1) to decide, judge 1a2) to adjudge, appoint 1a3) to show to be right, prove 1a4) to convince, convict 1a5) to reprove, chide 1a6) to correct, rebuke 1b) (Hophal) to be chastened 1c) (Niphal) to reason, reason together 1d) (Hithp) to argue">3198 [e] מ֘וֹכִ֤יחַ mō-w-ḵî-aḥ He who rebukes V-Hifil-Prtcpl-ms 1a) man, human being 1b) man, mankind (much more frequently intended sense in OT) 1c) Adam, first man 1d) city in Jordan valley">120 [e] אָדָ֣ם ’ā-ḏām a man N-ms 1a) as an adverb 1a1) behind (of place) 1a2) afterwards (of time) 1b) as a preposition 1b1) behind, after (of place) 1b2) after (of time) 1b3) besides 1c) as a conjunction 1c) after that 1d) as a substantive 1d1) hinder part 1e) with other prepositions 1e1) from behind 1e2) from following after">310 [e] אַ֭חֲרַי ’a-ḥă-ray afterward N-ms 1a) favour, grace, elegance 1b) favour, acceptance">2580 [e] חֵ֣ן ḥên more favor N-ms 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to find 1a1a) to find, secure, acquire, get (thing sought) 1a1b) to find (what is lost) 1a1c) to meet, encounter 1a1d) to find (a condition) 1a1e) to learn, devise 1a2) to find out 1a2a) to find out 1a2b) to detect 1a2c) to guess 1a3) to come upon, light upon 1a3a) to happen upon, meet, fall in with 1a3b) to hit 1a3c) to befall 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be found 1b1a) to be encountered, be lighted upon, be discovered 1b1b) to appear, be recognised 1b1c) to be discovered, be detected 1b1d) to be gained, be secured 1b2) to be, be found 1b2a) to be found in 1b2b) to be in the possession of 1b2c) to be found in (a place), happen to be 1b2d) to be left (after war) 1b2e) to be present 1b2f) to prove to be 1b2g) to be found sufficient, be enough 1c) (Hiphil) 1c1) to cause to find, attain 1c2) to cause to light upon, come upon, come 1c3) to cause to encounter 1c4) to present (offering)">4672 [e] יִמְצָ֑א yim-ṣā; will find V-Qal-Imperf-3ms 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to divide, apportion 1a2) to assign, distribute 1a3) to assign, impart 1a4) to share 1a5) to divide up, plunder 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to divide oneself 1b2) to be divided 1b3) to assign, distribute 1c) (Piel) 1c1) to divide, apportion 1c2) to assign, distribute 1c3) to scatter 1d) (Pual) to be divided 1e) (Hiphil) to receive a portion or part 1f) (Hithpael) to divide among themselves 2) to be smooth, slippery, deceitful 2a) (Qal) to be smooth, slippery 2b) (Hiphil) 2b1) to be smooth 2b2) to flatter">2505 [e] מִֽמַּחֲלִ֥יק mim-ma-ḥă-lîq Than he who flatters Prep-m | V-Hifil-Prtcpl-ms 1a) tongue (of men) 1a1) tongue (literal) 1a2) tongue (organ of speech) 1b) language 1c) tongue (of animals) 1d) tongue (of fire) 1e) wedge, bay of sea (tongue-shaped)">3956 [e] לָשֽׁוֹן׃ lā-šō-wn. with the tongue N-cs

New American Standard Bible
He who rebukes a man will afterward find more favor Than he who flatters with the tongue.

King James Bible
He that rebuketh a man afterwards shall find more favour than he that flattereth with the tongue.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
One who rebukes a person will later find more favor than one who flatters with his tongue.

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