Proverbs 19:25
When the pestilent are scourged, the foolish will become wiser. But if you chastise the wise, he will understand discipline.
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In Context
24The lazy conceals his hand under his arm, and he will not so much as bring it to his mouth.
26Whoever afflicts his father and flees from his mother is disreputable and unhappy.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 21:21Then the people of the city shall stone him to death. And he shall die, so that you may take away the evil from your midst. And so may all of Israel, upon hearing it, be very afraid.
Proverbs 9:8Do not be willing to argue with a mocker, lest he hate you. Dispute with the wise, and he will love you.
Proverbs 17:10A correction benefits more with a wise man, than a hundred stripes with a fool.
Revelation 3:19Those whom I love, I rebuke and chastise. Therefore, be zealous and do penance.
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 →