Proverbs 19:25
Smite a scorner, and the foolish wil beware: and reproue the prudent, and he wil vnderstand knowledge.
Geneva Bible 1599
In The King James Version
In Context
24The slouthfull hideth his hand in his bosome, and wil not put it to his mouth againe.
26He that destroyeth his father, or chaseth away his mother, is a lewde and shamefull childe.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 21:21Then all the men of his citie shall stone him with stones vnto death: so thou shalt take away euill from among you, that all Israel may heare it, and feare.
Proverbs 9:8Rebuke not a scorner, least he hate thee: but rebuke a wise man, and he will loue thee.
Proverbs 17:10A reproofe entereth more into him that hath vnderstanding, then an hundreth stripes into a foole.
Revelation 3:19As many as I loue, I rebuke and chasten: be zealous therefore and amend.
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 →