Proverbs 19:25
Strike a scorner, and the simple will beware: and reprove one that has understanding, and he will understand knowledge.
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24A slothful man hides his hand in his bosom, and will not so much as bring it to his mouth again.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 21:21And all the men of his city shall stone him with stones, that he die: so shall you put evil away from among you; and all Israel shall hear, and fear.
Proverbs 9:8Reprove not a scorner, lest he hate you: rebuke a wise man, and he will love you.
Proverbs 17:10A reproof enters more into a wise man than an hundred stripes into a fool.
Revelation 3:19As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten: 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 →