OET interlinear PRO 28:23

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / genericnoun

מ֘וֹכִ֤יחַ אָדָ֣ם & מִֽ⁠מַּחֲלִ֥יק לָשֽׁוֹן

rebukes humankind & more_~_than,flatters tongue

One who rebukes, a man, one who makes and the tongue refer to types of people in general, not specific people. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use more natural expressions. Alternate translation: “Any person who rebukes any other person … more than any person who makes that person’s own tongue smooth”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

יִמְצָ֑א

find

See how you translated the same use of find in [16:20](../16/20.md).

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

חֵ֣ן

graciousness/kindness/favour/beauty

See how you translated the abstract noun favor in [3:4](../03/04.md).

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

חֵ֣ן

graciousness/kindness/favour/beauty

Here Solomon implies that One who rebukes will find favor with the person whom he rebukes. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state this explicitly. Alternate translation: “favor with the one he rebuked”

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

מִֽ⁠מַּחֲלִ֥יק לָשֽׁוֹן

more_~_than,flatters tongue

Here Solomon refers to someone speaking flatteringly as if that person makes his tongue smooth. Here, tongue refers to speaking, as in [6:17](../06/17.md). If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “more than one who flatters by what he says”