Proverbs 19:25
The scoffer, thou shalt smite, and, the simple, will beware, but correct a man of intelligence—he will understand teaching.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
In Context
24A sluggard burieth his hand in the dish, even unto his own mouth, will he not bring it back.
26He that ruineth his father, and chaseth away his mother, is a son causing shame and reproach.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 21:21Then shall all the men of his city stone him with stones that he die, so shalt thou consume the wicked thing out of thy midst,—and, all Israel, shall hear and fear.
Proverbs 9:8Do not reprove a scoffer, lest he hate thee, Reprove a wise man, and he will love thee.
Proverbs 17:10A reproof sinketh more deeply into an intelligent man than a hundred stripes, into a dullard!
Revelation 3:19I, as many as I tenderly love, I convict and put under discipline: be zealous, therefore, and repent.
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 →