Proverbs 22:10
Send away the man of pride, and argument will go out; truly fighting and shame will come to an end.
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
Cast out the scorner, and contention shall go out; yea, strife and reproach shall cease.
In Context
9He who is kind will have a blessing, for he gives of his bread to the poor.
11He whose heart is clean is dear to the Lord; for the grace of his lips the king will be his friend.
Cross References
Judges 9:55And when the men of Israel saw that Abimelech was dead, they went away, every man to his place.
Nehemiah 13:28And one of the sons of Joiada, the son of Eliashib, the chief priest, was son-in-law to Sanballat the Horonite: so I sent him away from me.
Proverbs 18:6A foolish man's lips are a cause of fighting, and his mouth makes him open to blows.
Proverbs 26:20Without wood, the fire goes out; and where there is no secret talk, argument is ended.
1 Corinthians 5:5That this man is to be handed over to Satan for the destruction of the flesh, so that his spirit may have forgiveness in the day of the Lord Jesus.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 22:10
9 He that hath a bountiful eye shall be blessed; for he giveth of his bread to the poor. Here is, 1. The description of a charitable man; he has a bountiful eye, opposed to the evil eye ( ch. xxiii. 6 ) and the same with the single eye ( Matt. vi. 22 ),—an eye that seeks out objects of charity, besides those that offer themselves,—an eye that, upon the sight of one in want and misery, affects the heart with compassion,—an eye that with the alms gives a pleasant look, which makes the alms doubly acceptable. He has… Read the whole commentary →