Proverbs 19:25
Strike the scoffer, and the simple will become prudent; Reprove a man of understanding, and he will discern knowledge.
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
In Context
24The slothful man dippeth his hand into the dish: He doth not bring it back even to his mouth.
26The son that causeth shame and disgrace doeth violence to his father, And chaseth away his mother.
Cross References
Proverbs 9:8Rebuke not a scoffer, lest he hate thee; Rebuke a wise man, and he will love thee.
Proverbs 17:10A reproof will penetrate deeper into a wise man Than a hundred stripes into a fool.
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 →