Proverbs 19:29
Punishment is ready for those who mock; flogging is ready for the backs of the stupid.
Free Bible Version
In The King James Version
Judgments are prepared for scorners, and stripes for the back of fools.
In Context
28A crooked witness makes a mockery of justice; and the wicked wolf down evil.
Cross References
Proverbs 1:22“How long will you stupid people love stupidity? How long will scornful people enjoy their mocking? How long will fools hate knowledge?
Proverbs 3:34He mocks those who mock, but he is kind to the humble.
Proverbs 9:12If you are wise, you are the one to profit from it; if you scoff, you alone will have to suffer the consequences.
Proverbs 17:10A reprimand hits a thinking person more than one hundred blows hit someone stupid.
Proverbs 26:3Horses need a whip, donkeys need a bridle, and stupid people need a rod on their backs!
Isaiah 29:20Cruel people will no longer exist, the scornful will vanish, and those looking to do evil will be destroyed—
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 →