Proverbs 17:10
ContextNET © | A rebuke makes a greater impression on 1 a discerning person than a hundred blows on a fool. 2 |
NIV © | A rebuke impresses a man of discernment more than a hundred lashes a fool. |
NASB © | A rebuke goes deeper into one who has understanding Than a hundred blows into a fool. |
NLT © | A single rebuke does more for a person of understanding than a hundred lashes on the back of a fool. |
MSG © | A quiet rebuke to a person of good sense does more than a whack on the head of a fool. |
BBE © | A word of protest goes deeper into one who has sense than a hundred blows into a foolish man. |
NRSV © | A rebuke strikes deeper into a discerning person than a hundred blows into a fool. |
NKJV © | Rebuke is more effective for a wise man Than a hundred blows on a fool. |
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NET © | A rebuke makes a greater impression on 1 a discerning person than a hundred blows on a fool. 2 |
NET © Notes |
1 tn Heb “goes in deeper” (cf. NASB, NRSV). The verb נָחֵת (nakhet) “to go down; to descend” with the preposition בְּ (bet) means “to descend into; to make an impression on” someone. 2 tn The form is the Hiphil infinitive of נָכָה (nakhah) with the comparative מִן, min. The word “fool” then would be an objective genitive – more than blows to/on a fool. |