Proverbs 9:12
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
Ifאִם־
(im-)
518: ifa prim. conjunction
you are wise,חָ֭כַמְתָּ
(cha·cham·ta)
2449: to be wisea prim. root
you are wiseחָכַ֣מְתָּ
(cha·cham·ta)
2449: to be wisea prim. root
for yourself, And if you scoff, 
 
3917b: to scorna prim. root
you aloneלְֽבַדְּךָ֥
(le·vad·de·cha)
905: separation, a partfrom badad
will bearתִשָּֽׂא׃
(tis·sa.)
5375: to lift, carry, takea prim. root
it. 
 
  


















KJV Lexicon
If thou be wise
chakam  (khaw-kam')
exceeding, teach wisdom, be (make self, shew self) wise, deal (never so) wisely, make wiser.
thou shalt be wise
chakam  (khaw-kam')
exceeding, teach wisdom, be (make self, shew self) wise, deal (never so) wisely, make wiser.
for thyself but if thou scornest
luwts  (loots)
ambassador, have in derision, interpreter, make a mock, mocker, scorn(-er, -ful), teacher.
thou alone shalt bear
nasa'  (naw-saw')
to lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absol. and rel. (as follows)
it
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
If you are wise, you are wise for yourself, And if you scoff, you alone will bear it.

King James Bible
If thou be wise, thou shalt be wise for thyself: but if thou scornest, thou alone shalt bear it.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
If you are wise, you are wise for your own benefit; if you mock, you alone will bear the consequences."

International Standard Version
If you are wise, your wisdom will assist you. If you mock, you alone will be held responsible.

NET Bible
If you are wise, you are wise to your own advantage, but if you are a mocker, you alone must bear it.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
My son, if you are wise, you are wise for yourself and for your friends, and if you will be evil, you alone will draw out your evils. The one who denies falsely, feeds on the winds and pursues a bird of the sky, for he has forsaken his service to travel in the desert without water, and from beside the path of his vineyard, and he forgets the trodden paths; he travels in thirst, and he will gather nothing!

GOD'S WORD® Translation
If you are wise, your wisdom will help you. If you mock, you alone will be held responsible.

King James 2000 Bible
If you are wise, you shall be wise for yourself: but if you scoff, you alone shall bear it.
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