פּוֹרֵ֣עַ

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 פּוֹרֵ֣עַ

   po-RE-a

   come upon one who neglects or lets go
2. clause🔊 רֵ֣ישׁ וְ֭קָלוֹן פּוֹרֵ֣עַ מוּסָ֑ר

   RESH ve-ka-LON po-RE-a mu-SAR

   poverty or destitution and dishonor come upon one who neglects or lets go discipline or instruction
3. sentence🔊 רֵ֣ישׁ וְ֭קָלוֹן פּוֹרֵ֣עַ מוּסָ֑ר וְשׁוֹמֵ֖ר תּוֹכַ֣חַת יְכֻבָּֽד׃

   RESH ve-ka-LON po-RE-a mu-SAR ve-sho-MER to-KHA-khat ye-khu-BAD

   poverty or destitution and dishonor come upon one who neglects or lets go discipline or instruction but one who keeps or heeds reproof or correction is honored

Exegesis

The participle porea {פּוֹרֵ֣עַ | pō-rē-ʿa} ‘refuses’ discipline establishes the negative clause, while the adversative vav on veshomer {וְשׁוֹמֵ֖ר | wə-šō-mēr} signals the counterclause centered on tokhachat {תּוֹכַ֣חַת | tō-kha-ḥat} ‘correction.’