Proverbs 19:25
When thou smitest a scorner, the simple will become prudent; and when one that hath understanding is reproved, he will understand knowledge.
JPS TaNaKH 1917
In The King James Version
In Context
24The sluggard burieth his hand in the dish, and will not so much as bring it back to his mouth.
26A son that dealeth shamefully and reproachfully will despoil his father, and chase away his mother.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 21:21And all the men of his city shall stone him with stones, that he die; so shalt thou put away the evil from the midst of thee; and all Israel shall hear, and fear.
Proverbs 9:8Reprove not a scorner, lest he hate thee; reprove a wise man, and he will love thee.
Proverbs 17:10A rebuke entereth deeper into a man of understanding than a hundred stripes into a fool.
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 →