Proverbs 19:29
Judgments are prepared for mockers, and beatings for the backs of fools.
Berean Standard Bible
In The King James Version
Judgments are prepared for scorners, and stripes for the back of fools.
In Context
28A corrupt witness mocks justice, and a wicked mouth swallows iniquity.
Cross References
Proverbs 1:22“How long, O simple ones, will you love your simple ways? How long will scoffers delight in their scorn and fools hate knowledge?
Proverbs 3:34He mocks the mockers, but gives grace to the humble.
Proverbs 9:12If you are wise, you are wise to your own advantage; but if you scoff, you alone will bear the consequences.
Proverbs 17:10A rebuke cuts into a man of discernment deeper than a hundred lashes cut into a fool.
Proverbs 26:3A whip for the horse, a bridle for the donkey, and a rod for the backs of fools!
Isaiah 29:20For the ruthless will vanish, the mockers will disappear, and all who look for evil will be cut down—
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 →