Proverbs 19:29
Penalties are prepared for scoffers, and beatings for the backs of fools.
World English Bible British
In The King James Version
Judgments are prepared for scorners, and stripes for the back of fools.
In Context
28A corrupt witness mocks justice, and the mouth of the wicked gulps down iniquity.
Cross References
Proverbs 1:22“How long, you simple ones, will you love simplicity? How long will mockers delight themselves in mockery, and fools hate knowledge?
Proverbs 3:34Surely he mocks the mockers, but he gives grace to the humble.
Proverbs 9:12If you are wise, you are wise for yourself. If you mock, you alone will bear it.
Proverbs 17:10A rebuke enters deeper into one who has understanding than a hundred lashes into a fool.
Proverbs 26:3A whip is for the horse, a bridle for the donkey, and a rod for the back of fools!
Isaiah 29:20For the ruthless is brought to nothing, and the scoffer ceases, and all those who are alert to do evil are cut off—
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 →