Proverbs 24:25
Old Testament • 5 words with Strong's data
"But to them that rebuke him shall be delight, and a good blessing shall come upon them."
Word-by-Word Analysis
יָכַח
yâkach
to be right (i.e. correct); reciprocal, to argue; causatively, to decide, justify or convict
חָפֵץ
châphêts
properly, to incline to; by implication (literally but rarely) to bend; figuratively, to be pleased with, desire
טוֹב
ṭôwb
good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun, both in the masculine and the feminine, the singular and the plural (good, a good...
בְּרָכָה
Bᵉrâkâh
benediction; by implication prosperity
בּוֹא
bôwʼ
to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
Key Terms in This Verse
יָכַח yâkach
to be right (i.e. correct); reciprocal, to argue; causatively, to decide, justify or convict
Study H3198 →חָפֵץ châphêts
properly, to incline to; by implication (literally but rarely) to bend; figuratively, to be pleased with, desire
Study H2654 →טוֹב ṭôwb
good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun, both in the masculine and the feminine, the singular and the plural (good, a good or good thing, a good man or woman; the good, goo...
Study H2896 →Cross References
Them that sin rebuke before all, that others also may fear.
He that rebuketh a man afterwards shall find more favour than he that flattereth with the tongue.
For I have told him that I will judge his house for ever for the iniquity which he knoweth; because his sons made themselves vile, and he restrained them not.
Then I contended with the nobles of Judah, and said unto them, What evil thing is this that ye do, and profane the sabbath day?
Thou shalt not hate thy brother in thine heart: thou shalt in any wise rebuke thy neighbour, and not suffer sin upon him.
This witness is true. Wherefore rebuke them sharply, that they may be sound in the faith;
And one of the sons of Joiada, the son of Eliashib the high priest, was son in law to Sanballat the Horonite: therefore I chased him from me.
These things speak, and exhort, and rebuke with all authority. Let no man despise thee.
And I contended with them, and cursed them, and smote certain of them, and plucked off their hair, and made them swear by God, saying, Ye shall not give your daughters unto their sons, nor take their ...
For John said unto him, It is not lawful for thee to have her.
Preach the word; be instant in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all longsuffering and doctrine.
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