Proverbs 3:34
New American Standard Bible
Proverbs 3:34
International Standard Version
34 Though God[a] scoffs at scoffers,
he gives grace to the humble.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 3:34 Lit. he
Proverbs 3:34
New International Version
Proverbs 9:7-8
New American Standard Bible
7 One who (A)corrects a scoffer gets dishonor for himself,
And one who rebukes a wicked person gets [a]insults for himself.
8 (B)Do not rebuke a scoffer, or he will hate you;
(C)Rebuke a wise person and he will love you.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 9:7 Lit a blemish
Proverbs 9:7-8
International Standard Version
Wisdom Extends Life
7 Whoever corrects a mocker invites only insult,[a]
and whoever rebukes the wicked will himself become stained.
8 Don’t rebuke a mocker or he will hate you.
Rebuke a wise person, and he will love you.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 9:7 Lit. insult to himself
Proverbs 9:7-8
New International Version
Proverbs 9:12
New American Standard Bible
12 If you are wise, you are wise (A)for yourself,
And if you (B)scoff, you alone will [a]suffer from it.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 9:12 Lit bear
Proverbs 9:12
International Standard Version
12 If you are wise,
your wisdom will assist you.
If you mock,
you alone will be held responsible.
Proverbs 9:12
New International Version
12 If you are wise, your wisdom will reward you;
if you are a mocker, you alone will suffer.
Proverbs 13:1
New American Standard Bible
Contrast of the Upright and the Wicked
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Proverbs 13:1
International Standard Version
Who is a Wise Son?
13 A wise son heeds[a] a father’s correction,
but a mocker does not listen to rebuke.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 13:1 The Heb. lacks heeds
Proverbs 13:1
New International Version
13 A wise son heeds his father’s instruction,
but a mocker does not respond to rebukes.(A)
Proverbs 14:6
New American Standard Bible
6 A scoffer seeks wisdom and finds none,
But knowledge is easy for one who has understanding.
Proverbs 14:6
International Standard Version
6 A mocker seeks wisdom and finds[a] none,
but learning comes easily to someone who understands.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 14:6 The Heb. lacks finds
Proverbs 14:6
New International Version
6 The mocker seeks wisdom and finds none,
but knowledge comes easily to the discerning.(A)
Proverbs 15:12
New American Standard Bible
12 A (A)scoffer does not love one who rebukes him;
He will not go to the wise.
Proverbs 15:12
International Standard Version
12 The arrogant mocker never loves the one who corrects him;
he will not inquire of[a] the wise.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 15:12 Lit. not go to
Proverbs 15:12
New International Version
12 Mockers resent correction,(A)
so they avoid the wise.
Proverbs 17:5
New American Standard Bible
5 One who mocks the (A)poor taunts his Maker;
One who (B)rejoices at disaster will not go unpunished.
Proverbs 17:5
International Standard Version
5 Whoever mocks the poor shows contempt for their maker,
and whoever is happy about disaster
will not go unpunished.
Proverbs 17:5
New International Version
Proverbs 19:25
New American Standard Bible
25 (A)Strike a scoffer and the naive may become clever,
But (B)rebuke one who has understanding, and he will [a]gain knowledge.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 19:25 Lit discern
Proverbs 19:25
International Standard Version
25 If you scourge a scoffer,
the simple person may learn to be discreet;
rebuke a discerning man
and he will gain understanding.
Proverbs 19:25
New International Version
Proverbs 21:24
New American Standard Bible
Proverbs 21:24
International Standard Version
24 The names “Proud,” “Arrogant,” and “Mocker”
fit whoever acts with presumptuous conceit.
Proverbs 21:24
New International Version
24 The proud and arrogant person(A)—“Mocker” is his name—
behaves with insolent fury.
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