Proverbs 19:25
If thou smytest a scornefull person, the ignoraunt shall take better heede: and if thou reprouest one that hath vnderstanding, he wyll be the wyser.
Bible (Bishops')
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In Context
24A slouthfull man shutteth his hande into his bosome, and wyll not take payne to put it to his mouth.
26He that hurteth his father, or shutteth out his mother, is a shamefull and an vnworthy sonne.
Cross References
Proverbs 9:8Reproue not a scorner, lest he owe thee euyll will: but rebuke a wyse man, and he wyll loue thee.
Proverbs 17:10One reproofe more feareth a wise man, then an hundred stripes doth a foole.
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 →