Proverbs 19:25
Strike a scorner, and the simple acts prudently, || And give reproof to the intelligent, || He understands knowledge.
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24The slothful has hidden his hand in a dish, || Even to his mouth he does not bring it back.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 21:21Then all the men of his city have stoned him with stones and he has died, and you have put away the evil out of your midst, and all Israel hears and fears.
Proverbs 9:8Do not reprove a scorner, lest he hate you, || Give reproof to the wise, and he loves you.
Proverbs 17:10Rebuke comes down on the intelligent || More than one hundred stripes on a fool.
Revelation 3:19As many as I cherish, I convict and discipline; be zealous, then, and convert;
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 →