Proverbs 1:22
English Standard Version
22 “How long, O (A)simple ones, will you love being simple?
How long will (B)scoffers delight in their scoffing
and fools (C)hate knowledge?
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
English Standard Version
Footnotes
- Proverbs 3:34 Or grace
Proverbs 3:34
Holman Christian Standard Bible
34 He mocks those who mock,
but gives grace to the humble.(A)
Proverbs 9:7-8
English Standard Version
7 Whoever corrects a scoffer gets himself abuse,
and he who reproves a wicked man incurs injury.
8 (A)Do not reprove a scoffer, or he will hate you;
(B)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
English Standard Version
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
English Standard Version
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
English Standard Version
25 (A)Strike (B)a scoffer, and the simple will (C)learn prudence;
(D)reprove a man of understanding, and he will gain 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
English Standard Version
Proverbs 19:29
Holman Christian Standard Bible
29 Judgments are prepared for mockers,
and beatings for the backs of fools.(A)
Proverbs 21:11
English Standard Version
11 When (A)a scoffer is punished, the simple becomes wise;
when a wise man is instructed, he gains 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
English Standard Version
24 (A)“Scoffer” is the name of the arrogant, haughty man
who acts with arrogant pride.
Proverbs 21:24
Holman Christian Standard Bible
24 The proud and arrogant person, named “Mocker,”
acts with excessive pride.(A)
Proverbs 22:10
English Standard Version
Proverbs 22:10
Holman Christian Standard Bible
Proverbs 24:9
English Standard Version
Footnotes
- Proverbs 24:9 Or scheming
Proverbs 24:9
Holman Christian Standard Bible
9 A foolish scheme is sin,
and a mocker is detestable to people.
Proverbs 29:8
English Standard Version
8 (A)Scoffers set a city aflame,
but the wise turn away wrath.
Proverbs 29:8
Holman Christian Standard Bible
8 Mockers inflame a city,(A)
but the wise turn away anger.
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