Proverbs 19:29
Judgments are prepared for scoffers, And stripes for the back of fools.
American Standard Version
In The King James Version
Judgments are prepared for scorners, and stripes for the back of fools.
In Context
28A worthless witness mocketh at justice; And the mouth of the wicked swalloweth iniquity.
Cross References
Proverbs 1:22How long, ye simple ones, will ye love simplicity? And scoffers delight them in scoffing, And fools hate knowledge?
Proverbs 3:34Surely he scoffeth at the scoffers; But he giveth grace unto the lowly.
Proverbs 9:12If thou art wise, thou art wise for thyself; And if thou scoffest, thou alone shalt bear it.
Proverbs 17:10A rebuke entereth deeper into one that hath understanding Than a hundred stripes into a fool.
Proverbs 26:3A whip for the horse, a bridle for the ass, And a rod for the back of fools.
Isaiah 29:20For the terrible one is brought to nought, and the scoffer ceaseth, and all they that watch for iniquity are cut off;
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 19:29
28 An ungodly witness scorneth judgment: and the mouth of the wicked devoureth iniquity. Here is a description of the worst of sinners, whose hearts are fully set in them to do evil. 1. They set that at defiance which would deter and detain them from sin: An ungodly witness is one that bears false witness against his neighbour, and will forswear himself to do another a mischief, in which there is not only great injustice, but great impiety; this is one of the worst of men. Or an ungodly witness is one that… Read the whole commentary →