Proverbs 21:24

זֵד יָהִיר לֵץ שְׁמוֹ עוֹשֶׂה בְּעֶבְרַת זָדֽוֹן ׃

Hebrew Tanakh (Original)

In The King James Version

Proud and haughty scorner is his name, who dealeth in proud wrath.

In Context

23שֹׁמֵר פִּיו וּלְשׁוֹנוֹ שֹׁמֵר מִצָּרוֹת נַפְשֽׁוֹ ׃

25תַּאֲוַת עָצֵל תְּמִיתֶנּוּ כִּֽי ־ מֵאֲנוּ יָדָיו לַעֲשֽׂוֹת ׃

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Cross References

Esther 3:5וַיַּרְא הָמָן כִּי ־ אֵין מָרְדֳּכַי כֹּרֵעַ וּמִֽשְׁתַּחֲוֶה לוֹ וַיִּמָּלֵא הָמָן חֵמָֽה ׃

Proverbs 1:22עַד ־ מָתַי ׀ פְּתָיִם תְּֽאֵהֲבוּ פֶתִי וְלֵצִים לָצוֹן חָמְדוּ לָהֶם וּכְסִילִים יִשְׂנְאוּ ־ דָֽעַת ׃

Proverbs 16:18לִפְנֵי ־ שֶׁבֶר גָּאוֹן וְלִפְנֵי כִשָּׁלוֹן גֹּבַהּ רֽוּחַ ׃

Proverbs 19:29נָכוֹנוּ לַלֵּצִים שְׁפָטִים וּמַהֲלֻמוֹת לְגֵו כְּסִילִֽים ׃

Isaiah 16:6שָׁמַעְנוּ גְאוֹן ־ מוֹאָב גֵּא מְאֹד גַּאֲוָתוֹ וּגְאוֹנוֹ וְעֶבְרָתוֹ לֹא ־ כֵן בַּדָּֽיו ׃ ס

Matthew Henry on Proverbs 21:24

23 Whoso keepeth his mouth and his tongue keepeth his soul from troubles. Note, 1. It is our great concern to keep our souls from straits, being entangled in snares and perplexities, and disquieted with troubles, that we may preserve the possession and enjoyment of ourselves and that our souls may be in frame for the service of God. 2. Those that would keep their souls must keep a watch before the door of their lips, must keep the mouth by temperance, that no forbidden fruit go into it, no stolen waters, that… Read the whole commentary →

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