Proverbs 1:22
Evangelical Heritage Version
22 “How long will you gullible[a] people love being gullible?
How long will scoffers delight in their scoffing?
How long will fools hate knowledge?
Footnotes
- Proverbs 1:22 Or naïve
Proverbs 3:34
Evangelical Heritage Version
34 Although he scorns the scornful,
he gives grace to the humble.
Proverbs 9:7-8
Evangelical Heritage Version
Lady Wisdom’s Proverbs
7 Whoever corrects a mocker invites insults,
and whoever warns a wicked person invites abuse.
8 Do not warn a mocker, or he will hate you.
Warn a wise person, and he will love you.
Proverbs 14:6
Evangelical Heritage Version
6 A scoffer seeks wisdom yet finds none,
but knowledge comes easily to a discerning person.
Proverbs 15:12
Evangelical Heritage Version
12 A scoffer does not love anyone who corrects him.
He will not go to wise people.
Proverbs 19:25
Evangelical Heritage Version
25 Strike a scoffer, and an undisciplined[a] person may learn caution.
Warn a person with understanding, and he will gain knowledge.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 19:25 Or inexperienced
Proverbs 19:29
Evangelical Heritage Version
29 Punishments have been prepared for scoffers
and beatings for the backs of fools.
Proverbs 21:11
Evangelical Heritage Version
11 When a scoffer is punished, an undisciplined person becomes wise,
and when a wise person is instructed, he gains knowledge.
Proverbs 21:24
Evangelical Heritage Version
24 The contemptuous, insolent person—“Scoffer” is his name—
behaves with overflowing arrogance.
Proverbs 22:10
Evangelical Heritage Version
10 Drive away a scoffer, and conflict leaves.
Quarrels and insults cease.
Proverbs 24:9
Evangelical Heritage Version
9 A foolish scheme is a sin,
and a mocker is disgusting to people.
Proverbs 29:8
Evangelical Heritage Version
8 Scoffers stir up a city,
but wise people turn away anger.
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