Proverbs 21:24
The proud and haughty,—scoffer is his name; He acteth with haughty arrogance.
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
Proud and haughty scorner is his name, who dealeth in proud wrath.
In Context
23Whoso keepeth his mouth and his tongue Keepeth his soul from trouble.
25The desire of the sluggard will destroy him; For his hands refuse to labor.
Cross References
Proverbs 1:22How long, ye simple ones, will ye love simplicity? How long will scoffers delight themselves in scoffing, And fools hate knowledge?
Proverbs 16:18Pride goeth before destruction, And a haughty spirit before a fall.
Proverbs 19:29Punishments are prepared for scoffers, And stripes for the back of fools.
Isaiah 16:6“We have beard of the pride of Moab; he is very proud; His haughtiness, and his pride, and his insolence, His vain boastings.”
Matthew 2:16Then Herod, when he saw that he had been deceived by the magians, was greatly enraged; and sent forth, and slew all the male children that were in Bethlehem, and in all its borders, from two years old and under, according to the time which he had ascertained from the magians.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 21:24
23 Whoso keepeth his mouth and his tongue keepeth his soul from troubles. Note, 1. It is our great concern to keep our souls from straits, being entangled in snares and perplexities, and disquieted with troubles, that we may preserve the possession and enjoyment of ourselves and that our souls may be in frame for the service of God. 2. Those that would keep their souls must keep a watch before the door of their lips, must keep the mouth by temperance, that no forbidden fruit go into it, no stolen waters, that… Read the whole commentary →