Proverbs 19:25

Smite a scorner, and the simple will become prudent; and if one that hath understanding be admonished, he will understand knowledge.

Leeser Tanakh

In The King James Version

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

In Context

24When a slothful man hath hidden his hand in the dish, then will he not even bring it back to his mouth.

26He that plundereth his father, and chaseth away his mother, is a son that bringeth shame and dishonor.

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 21:21And all the men of his city shall stone him with stones, that he die; and thou shalt put away the evil from the midst of thee; and all Israel shall hear, and be afraid.

Proverbs 9:8Do not correct a scorner, lest he hate thee: reprove a wise man, and he will love thee.

Proverbs 17:10A reproof penetrateth more deeply into a wise man, 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 →

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