Proverbs 19:25

לֵץ תַּכֶּה וּפֶתִי יַעְרִם וְהוֹכִיחַ לְנָבוֹן יָבִין דָּֽעַת ׃

Hebrew Tanakh (Original)

In The King James Version

Smite a scorner, and the simple will beware: and reprove one that hath understanding, and he will understand knowledge.

In Context

24טָמַן עָצֵל יָדוֹ בַּצַּלָּחַת גַּם ־ אֶל ־ פִּיהוּ לֹא יְשִׁיבֶֽנָּה ׃

26מְֽשַׁדֶּד ־ אָב יַבְרִיחַ אֵם בֵּן מֵבִישׁ וּמַחְפִּֽיר ׃

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 21:21וּרְגָמֻהוּ כָּל ־ אַנְשֵׁי עִירוֹ בָֽאֲבָנִים וָמֵת וּבִֽעַרְתָּ הָרָע מִקִּרְבֶּךָ וְכָל ־ יִשְׂרָאֵל יִשְׁמְעוּ וְיִרָֽאוּ ׃ ס

Proverbs 9:8אַל ־ תּוֹכַח לֵץ פֶּן ־ יִשְׂנָאֶךָּ הוֹכַח לְחָכָם וְיֶאֱהָבֶֽךָּ ׃

Proverbs 17:10תֵּחַת גְּעָרָה בְמֵבִין מֵהַכּוֹת כְּסִיל מֵאָֽה ׃

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 →

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