Proverbs 3:34
New Living Translation
34 The Lord mocks the mockers
but is gracious to the humble.[a]
Proverbs 9:7-8
New Living Translation
7 Anyone who rebukes a mocker will get an insult in return.
Anyone who corrects the wicked will get hurt.
8 So don’t bother correcting mockers;
they will only hate you.
But correct the wise,
and they will love you.
Proverbs 9:7-8
Living Bible
7-8 If you rebuke a mocker, you will only get a smart retort; yes, he will snarl at you. So don’t bother with him; he will only hate you for trying to help him. But a wise man, when rebuked, will love you all the more.
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Proverbs 9:12
New Living Translation
12 If you become wise, you will be the one to benefit.
If you scorn wisdom, you will be the one to suffer.
Proverbs 9:12
Living Bible
12 Wisdom is its own reward, and if you scorn her, you hurt only yourself.
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Proverbs 13:1
New Living Translation
13 A wise child accepts a parent’s discipline;[a]
a mocker refuses to listen to correction.
Footnotes
- 13:1 Hebrew A wise son accepts his father’s discipline.
Proverbs 13:1
Living Bible
13 A wise youth accepts his father’s rebuke; a young mocker doesn’t.
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Proverbs 14:6
New Living Translation
6 A mocker seeks wisdom and never finds it,
but knowledge comes easily to those with understanding.
Proverbs 14:6
Living Bible
6 A mocker never finds the wisdom he claims he is looking for, yet it comes easily to the man with common sense.
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Proverbs 15:12
New Living Translation
12 Mockers hate to be corrected,
so they stay away from the wise.
Proverbs 15:12
Living Bible
12 A mocker stays away from wise men because he hates to be scolded.
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Proverbs 17:5
New Living Translation
5 Those who mock the poor insult their Maker;
those who rejoice at the misfortune of others will be punished.
Proverbs 17:5
Living Bible
5 Mocking the poor is mocking the God who made them. He will punish those who rejoice at others’ misfortunes.
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Proverbs 19:25
New Living Translation
25 If you punish a mocker, the simpleminded will learn a lesson;
if you correct the wise, they will be all the wiser.
Proverbs 19:25
Living Bible
25 Punish a mocker and others will learn from his example. Reprove a wise man, and he will be the wiser.
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Proverbs 21:24
New Living Translation
24 Mockers are proud and haughty;
they act with boundless arrogance.
Proverbs 22:10
New Living Translation
10 Throw out the mocker, and fighting goes, too.
Quarrels and insults will disappear.
Proverbs 22:10
Living Bible
10 Throw out the mocker, and you will be rid of tension, fighting, and quarrels.
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Proverbs 24:9
New Living Translation
9 The schemes of a fool are sinful;
everyone detests a mocker.
Proverbs 24:9
Living Bible
9 The rebel’s schemes are sinful, and the mocker is the scourge of all mankind.
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Proverbs 29:8
New Living Translation
8 Mockers can get a whole town agitated,
but the wise will calm anger.
Proverbs 29:8
Living Bible
8 Fools start fights everywhere while wise men try to keep peace.
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Proverbs 30:17
New Living Translation
17 The eye that mocks a father
and despises a mother’s instructions
will be plucked out by ravens of the valley
and eaten by vultures.
Proverbs 30:17
Living Bible
17 A man who mocks his father and despises his mother shall have his eye plucked out by ravens and eaten by vultures.
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