22 “How long will you who are simple(A) love your simple ways?
    How long will mockers delight in mockery
    and fools hate(B) knowledge?

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22 “You naïve ones, how long will you love naiveté?
    And how long will scoffers delight in scoffing
        or fools hate knowledge?”

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34 He mocks(A) proud mockers(B)
    but shows favor to the humble(C) and oppressed.

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34 Though God[a] scoffs at scoffers,
    he gives grace to the humble.

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Notas al pie

  1. Proverbs 3:34 Lit. he

Whoever corrects a mocker invites insults;
    whoever rebukes the wicked incurs abuse.(A)
Do not rebuke mockers(B) or they will hate you;
    rebuke the wise and they will love you.(C)

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Wisdom Extends Life

Whoever corrects a mocker invites only insult,[a]
    and whoever rebukes the wicked will himself become stained.
Don’t rebuke a mocker or he will hate you.
    Rebuke a wise person, and he will love you.

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  1. Proverbs 9:7 Lit. insult to himself

The mocker seeks wisdom and finds none,
    but knowledge comes easily to the discerning.(A)

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A mocker seeks wisdom and finds[a] none,
    but learning comes easily to someone who understands.

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  1. Proverbs 14:6 The Heb. lacks finds

12 Mockers resent correction,(A)
    so they avoid the wise.

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12 The arrogant mocker never loves the one who corrects him;
    he will not inquire of[a] the wise.

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  1. Proverbs 15:12 Lit. not go to

25 Flog a mocker, and the simple will learn prudence;
    rebuke the discerning,(A) and they will gain knowledge.(B)

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25 If you scourge a scoffer,
    the simple person may learn to be discreet;
rebuke a discerning man
    and he will gain understanding.

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29 Penalties are prepared for mockers,
    and beatings for the backs of fools.(A)

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29 Condemnation is appropriate for mockers,
    just as beatings are for the backs of fools.

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11 When a mocker is punished, the simple gain wisdom;
    by paying attention to the wise they get knowledge.(A)

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11 When a mocker is punished, the fool gains wisdom;
    but when the wise is instructed, he receives knowledge.

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24 The proud and arrogant person(A)—“Mocker” is his name—
    behaves with insolent fury.

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24 The names “Proud,” “Arrogant,” and “Mocker”
    fit whoever acts with presumptuous conceit.

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10 Drive out the mocker, and out goes strife;
    quarrels and insults are ended.(A)

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10 Throw out the mocker and strife departs, too;[a]
    furthermore, quarrels[b] and discord will end.

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Notas al pie

  1. Proverbs 22:10 The Heb. lacks too
  2. Proverbs 22:10 Or litigation

The schemes of folly are sin,
    and people detest a mocker.

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To devise folly is sin,
    and people detest a scoffer.

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Mockers stir up a city,
    but the wise turn away anger.(A)

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Scornful men enflame a city,
    but the wise defuse anger.

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