The Meaning of Proverbs 6:33 Explained

Proverbs 6:33

KJV: A wound and dishonour shall he get; and his reproach shall not be wiped away.

YLT: A stroke and shame he doth find, And his reproach is not wiped away,

Darby: A wound and contempt shall he get; and his reproach shall not be wiped away.

ASV: Wounds and dishonor shall he get; And his reproach shall not be wiped away.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

A wound  and dishonour  shall he get;  and his reproach  shall not be wiped away. 

What does Proverbs 6:33 Mean?

Chapter Summary: Proverbs 6

1  against indebtedness
6  idleness
12  and mischievousness
16  seven things detestable to God
20  the blessings of obedience
25  the mischief of unfaithfulness

What do the individual words in Proverbs 6:33 mean?

Wounds and dishonor he will get and his reproach not be will wiped away
נֶֽגַע־ וְקָל֥וֹן יִמְצָ֑א וְ֝חֶרְפָּת֗וֹ לֹ֣א תִמָּחֶֽה

נֶֽגַע־  Wounds 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: נֶגַע  
Sense: stroke, plague, disease, mark, plague spot.
וְקָל֥וֹן  and  dishonor 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine singular
Root: קָלֹון  
Sense: shame, disgrace, dishonour, ignominy.
יִמְצָ֑א  he  will  get 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: מָצָא  
Sense: to find, attain to.
וְ֝חֶרְפָּת֗וֹ  and  his  reproach 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, feminine singular construct, third person masculine singular
Root: חֶרְפָּה  
Sense: reproach, scorn.
תִמָּחֶֽה  be  will  wiped  away 
Parse: Verb, Nifal, Imperfect, third person feminine singular
Root: מָחָא 
Sense: to wipe, wipe out.