Proverbs 19:29
But iudgements are prepared for the scorners, and stripes for the backe of the fooles.
Geneva Bible 1599
In The King James Version
Judgments are prepared for scorners, and stripes for the back of fools.
In Context
28A wicked witnes mocketh at iudgement, and the mouth of ye wicked swalloweth vp iniquitie.
Cross References
Proverbs 1:22O ye foolish, howe long will ye loue foolishnes? and the scornefull take their pleasure in scorning, and the fooles hate knowledge?
Proverbs 3:34With the scornefull he scorneth, but hee giueth grace vnto the humble.
Proverbs 9:12If thou be wise, thou shalt be wise for thy selfe, and if thou be a scorner, thou alone shalt suffer.
Proverbs 17:10A reproofe entereth more into him that hath vnderstanding, then an hundreth stripes into a foole.
Proverbs 26:3Vnto the horse belongeth a whip, to the asse a bridle, and a rod to the fooles backe.
Isaiah 29:20For the cruel man shall cease, and the scornefull shalbe consumed: and all that hasted to iniquitie, shalbe 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 →