Proverbs 19:29
God is ready to punish those who make fun of him/religion; those who do foolish things deserve to be flogged/whipped.
Translation for Translators
In The King James Version
Judgments are prepared for scorners, and stripes for the back of fools.
In Context
Cross References
Proverbs 1:22Wisdom says, “How long will you stupid people continue to enjoy doing foolish things [RHQ]? How long will you people who ridicule God enjoy doing that [RHQ]? How long will you foolish people refuse to know what things are right [RHQ]?
Proverbs 3:34Yahweh makes fun of those who make fun of others, but he kindly helps those who are humble.
Proverbs 9:12If you are wise, you are the one who will benefit from it; if you ridicule becoming wise, you are the one who will suffer.
Proverbs 17:10Rebuking people who have good sense will accomplish more for them than hitting them 100 times with a stick.
Proverbs 26:3It is necessary to whip a horse and to put a bridle on a donkey to force them to go where we want them to go, and similarly [SIM] it is often necessary to strike foolish people with a stick to cause them to do what is right.
Isaiah 29:20There will be no more people who ridicule others and no more arrogant people. And those who plan to do evil things will be executed.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 19:29
28 An ungodly witness scorneth judgment: and the mouth of the wicked devoureth iniquity. Here is a description of the worst of sinners, whose hearts are fully set in them to do evil. 1. They set that at defiance which would deter and detain them from sin: An ungodly witness is one that bears false witness against his neighbour, and will forswear himself to do another a mischief, in which there is not only great injustice, but great impiety; this is one of the worst of men. Or an ungodly witness is one that… Read the whole commentary →