Proverbs 19:25
If you punish someone who mocks, you may help an immature person to learn. Correct the wise, and they become wiser.
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24Lazy people put their hands in a dish, and won't even lift the food to their mouths.
26A son who abuses his father and chases away his mother brings shame and disgrace.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 21:21Then all the men of his home town will stone him to death. You must eliminate the evil from among you, and every Israelite will hear about it and be afraid.
Proverbs 9:8So don't argue with mockers or they'll only hate you; argue with the wise and they'll love you.
Proverbs 17:10A reprimand hits a thinking person more than one hundred blows hit someone stupid.
Revelation 3:19Those I love I correct and discipline. So be really sincere, and repent.
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 →