Proverbs 19:25

Smite a scorner, and the simple will beware: 1 And reprove one that hath understanding, and he will understand knowledge. 1

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Smite a scorner, and the simple will beware: and reprove one that hath understanding, and he will understand knowledge.

In Context

24A slothful man hideth his hand in his bosom, 1 And will not so much as bring it to his mouth again. 1

26He that wasteth his father, and chaseth away his mother, 1 Is a son that causeth shame, and bringeth reproach. 1

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 21:21And all the men of his city shall stone him with stones, that he die: so shalt thou put evil away from among you; and all Israel shall hear, and fear.

Proverbs 9:8Reprove not a scorner, lest he hate thee: 1 Rebuke a wise man, and he will love thee. 1

Proverbs 17:10A reproof entereth more into a wise man 1 Than an hundred stripes into a fool. 1

Revelation 3:19As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten: be zealous therefore, 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 →

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