Proverbs 1:22
Legacy Standard Bible
22 “How long, O (A)simple ones, will you love simplicity?
And (B)scoffers delight in scoffing
And [a]fools (C)hate knowledge?
Footnotes
- Proverbs 1:22 One who fails in wisdom due to willful sin
Proverbs 1:22
Holman Christian Standard Bible
22 “How long, foolish ones, will you love ignorance?
How long will you mockers(A) enjoy mocking
and you fools hate knowledge?(B)
Proverbs 3:34
Legacy Standard Bible
Proverbs 3:34
Holman Christian Standard Bible
34 He mocks those who mock,
but gives grace to the humble.(A)
Proverbs 9:7-8
Legacy Standard Bible
7 He who (A)disciplines a scoffer receives disgrace for himself,
And he who reproves a wicked man receives injury for himself.
8 (B)Do not reprove a scoffer, lest he hate you,
(C)Reprove a wise man and he will love you.
Proverbs 9:7-8
Holman Christian Standard Bible
7 The one who corrects a mocker
will bring dishonor on himself;
the one who rebukes a wicked man will get hurt.[a]
8 Don’t rebuke a mocker, or he will hate you;(A)
rebuke a wise man, and he will love you.(B)
Footnotes
- Proverbs 9:7 Lit man his blemish
Proverbs 14:6
Legacy Standard Bible
6 A scoffer seeks wisdom and finds none,
But knowledge is easy to one who has understanding.
Proverbs 14:6
Holman Christian Standard Bible
6 A mocker seeks wisdom and doesn’t find it,
but knowledge comes easily to the perceptive.
Proverbs 15:12
Legacy Standard Bible
12 A (A)scoffer does not love one who reproves him,
He will not go to the wise.
Proverbs 15:12
Holman Christian Standard Bible
12 A mocker doesn’t love one who corrects him;(A)
he will not consult the wise.
Proverbs 19:25
Legacy Standard Bible
25 (A)Strike a scoffer and the simple may become prudent,
But (B)reprove one who has understanding and he will understand knowledge.
Proverbs 19:25
Holman Christian Standard Bible
25 Strike a mocker, and the inexperienced learn a lesson;(A)
rebuke the discerning, and he gains knowledge.(B)
Proverbs 19:29
Legacy Standard Bible
Footnotes
- Proverbs 19:29 Gr Rods
Proverbs 19:29
Holman Christian Standard Bible
29 Judgments are prepared for mockers,
and beatings for the backs of fools.(A)
Proverbs 21:11
Legacy Standard Bible
11 When the (A)scoffer is punished, the simple becomes wise;
And when one considers wisdom, he receives knowledge.
Proverbs 21:11
Holman Christian Standard Bible
11 When a mocker is punished,
the inexperienced become wiser;
when one teaches a wise man,
he acquires knowledge.(A)
Proverbs 21:24
Legacy Standard Bible
Proverbs 21:24
Holman Christian Standard Bible
24 The proud and arrogant person, named “Mocker,”
acts with excessive pride.(A)
Proverbs 22:10
Legacy Standard Bible
10 (A)Drive out the scoffer, and strife will go out,
Even contention and disgrace will cease.
Proverbs 22:10
Holman Christian Standard Bible
Proverbs 24:9
Legacy Standard Bible
9 The (A)scheming of folly is sin,
And the scoffer is an abomination to men.
Proverbs 24:9
Holman Christian Standard Bible
9 A foolish scheme is sin,
and a mocker is detestable to people.
Proverbs 29:8
Legacy Standard Bible
Footnotes
- Proverbs 29:8 Lit breathe out
Proverbs 29:8
Holman Christian Standard Bible
8 Mockers inflame a city,(A)
but the wise turn away anger.
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