Proverbs 22:10
Drive away the mocker, and out goes strife; 1 disputes and insults will cease. 1
Unlocked Literal Bible
In The King James Version
Cast out the scorner, and contention shall go out; yea, strife and reproach shall cease.
In Context
9The one who has a generous eye will be blessed, 1 for he shares his bread with the poor. 1
Cross References
Judges 9:55When the men of Israel saw that Abimelech was dead, they went home.
Nehemiah 13:28One of the sons of Joiada son of Eliashib the high priest was son-in-law to Sanballat the Horonite. Therefore I caused him to flee from my presence.
Proverbs 18:6A fool's lips bring him conflict 1 and his mouth invites a beating. 1
Proverbs 26:20For lack of wood, the fire goes out; 1 and where there is no gossiper quarreling ceases. 1
1 Corinthians 5:5hand this man over to Satan for the destruction of the flesh, so that his spirit may be saved on the day of the Lord.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 22:10
9 He that hath a bountiful eye shall be blessed; for he giveth of his bread to the poor. Here is, 1. The description of a charitable man; he has a bountiful eye, opposed to the evil eye ( ch. xxiii. 6 ) and the same with the single eye ( Matt. vi. 22 ),—an eye that seeks out objects of charity, besides those that offer themselves,—an eye that, upon the sight of one in want and misery, affects the heart with compassion,—an eye that with the alms gives a pleasant look, which makes the alms doubly acceptable. He has… Read the whole commentary →