Proverbs 19:29
Judgments are prepared for scorners, and stripes for the back of fools.
JPS TaNaKH 1917
In The King James Version
Judgments are prepared for scorners, and stripes for the back of fools.
In Context
28An ungodly witness mocketh at right; and the mouth of the wicked devoureth iniquity.
Cross References
Proverbs 1:22'How long, ye thoughtless, will ye love thoughtlessness? And how long will scorners delight them in scorning, and fools hate knowledge?
Proverbs 3:34If it concerneth the scorners, He scorneth them, but unto the humble He giveth grace.
Proverbs 9:12If thou art wise, thou art wise for thyself; and if thou scornest, thou alone shalt bear it.'
Proverbs 17:10A rebuke entereth deeper into a man of 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 scorner 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 →