Proverbs 1:22
New International Version
Proverbs 1:22
Christian Standard Bible
22 “How long, inexperienced ones, will you love ignorance?
How long will you mockers(A) enjoy mocking
and you fools hate knowledge?(B)
Proverbs 1:22
King James Version
22 How long, ye simple ones, will ye love simplicity? and the scorners delight in their scorning, and fools hate knowledge?
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Proverbs 3:34
New International Version
Proverbs 3:34
Christian Standard Bible
34 He mocks those who mock
but gives grace to the humble.(A)
Proverbs 3:34
King James Version
34 Surely he scorneth the scorners: but he giveth grace unto the lowly.
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Proverbs 9:7-8
New International Version
Proverbs 9:7-8
Christian Standard Bible
7 The one who corrects a mocker
will bring abuse on himself;
the one who rebukes the wicked will get hurt.[a]
8 Don’t rebuke a mocker, or he will hate you;(A)
rebuke the wise, and he will love you.(B)
Footnotes
- 9:7 Lit man: his blemish
Proverbs 9:7-8
King James Version
7 He that reproveth a scorner getteth to himself shame: and he that rebuketh a wicked man getteth himself a blot.
8 Reprove not a scorner, lest he hate thee: rebuke a wise man, and he will love thee.
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Proverbs 14:6
New International Version
6 The mocker seeks wisdom and finds none,
but knowledge comes easily to the discerning.(A)
Proverbs 14:6
Christian Standard Bible
6 A mocker seeks wisdom and doesn’t find it,
but knowledge comes easily to the perceptive.
Proverbs 14:6
King James Version
6 A scorner seeketh wisdom, and findeth it not: but knowledge is easy unto him that understandeth.
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Proverbs 15:12
New International Version
12 Mockers resent correction,(A)
so they avoid the wise.
Proverbs 15:12
Christian Standard Bible
12 A mocker doesn’t love one who corrects him;(A)
he will not consult the wise.
Proverbs 15:12
King James Version
12 A scorner loveth not one that reproveth him: neither will he go unto the wise.
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Proverbs 19:25
New International Version
Proverbs 19:25
Christian Standard Bible
25 Strike a mocker, and the inexperienced learn a lesson;(A)
rebuke the discerning, and he gains knowledge.(B)
Proverbs 19:25
King James Version
25 Smite a scorner, and the simple will beware: and reprove one that hath understanding, and he will understand knowledge.
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Proverbs 19:29
New International Version
29 Penalties are prepared for mockers,
and beatings for the backs of fools.(A)
Proverbs 19:29
Christian Standard Bible
29 Judgments are prepared for mockers,
and beatings for the backs of fools.(A)
Proverbs 19:29
King James Version
29 Judgments are prepared for scorners, and stripes for the back of fools.
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Proverbs 21:11
New International Version
11 When a mocker is punished, the simple gain wisdom;
by paying attention to the wise they get knowledge.(A)
Proverbs 21:11
Christian Standard Bible
11 When a mocker is punished,
the inexperienced become wiser;
when one teaches a wise man,
he acquires knowledge.(A)
Proverbs 21:11
King James Version
11 When the scorner is punished, the simple is made wise: and when the wise is instructed, he receiveth knowledge.
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Proverbs 21:24
New International Version
24 The proud and arrogant person(A)—“Mocker” is his name—
behaves with insolent fury.
Proverbs 21:24
Christian Standard Bible
24 The arrogant and proud person, named “Mocker,”
acts with excessive arrogance.(A)
Proverbs 21:24
King James Version
24 Proud and haughty scorner is his name, who dealeth in proud wrath.
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