Proverbs 19:25
Smite a scoffer, and a simple man will learn prudence. And reprove him who has understanding, [and] he will understand knowledge.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
In Context
24The sluggard buries his hand in the dish, and will not so much as bring it to his mouth again.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 21:21And all the men of his city shall stone him to death with stones. So thou shall put away the evil from the midst of thee, and all Israel shall hear, and fear.
Proverbs 9:8Reprove not a scoffer, lest he hate thee. Reprove a wise man, and he will love thee.
Proverbs 17:10A rebuke enters deeper into him who has understanding than a hundred stripes into a fool.
Revelation 3:19As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten. Be zealous therefore, and repent.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 19:25
24 A slothful man hideth his hand in his bosom, and will not so much as bring it to his mouth again. A sluggard is here exposed as a fool, for, 1. All his care is to save himself from labour and cold. See his posture: He hides his hand in his bosom, pretends he is lame and cannot work; his hands are cold, and he must warm them in his bosom; and, when they are warm there, he must keep them so. He hugs himself in his own ease and is resolved against labour and hardship. Let those work that love it; for his part he… Read the whole commentary →