Proverbs 1:22
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22 “How long, inexperienced ones, will you love ignorance?
How long will you mockers(A) enjoy mocking
and you fools hate knowledge?(B)
Proverbs 3:34
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34 He mocks those who mock
but gives grace to the humble.(A)
Proverbs 9:7-8
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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 14:6
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6 A mocker seeks wisdom and doesn’t find it,
but knowledge comes easily to the perceptive.
Proverbs 15:12
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12 A mocker doesn’t love one who corrects him;(A)
he will not consult the wise.
Proverbs 19:25
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25 Strike a mocker, and the inexperienced learn a lesson;(A)
rebuke the discerning, and he gains knowledge.(B)
Proverbs 19:29
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29 Judgments are prepared for mockers,
and beatings for the backs of fools.(A)
Proverbs 21:11
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11 When a mocker is punished,
the inexperienced become wiser;
when one teaches a wise man,
he acquires knowledge.(A)
Proverbs 21:24
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24 The arrogant and proud person, named “Mocker,”
acts with excessive arrogance.(A)
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