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 1:22
International Standard Version
22 “You naïve ones, how long will you love naiveté?
And how long will scoffers delight in scoffing
or fools hate knowledge?”
Proverbs 3:34
Holman Christian Standard Bible
34 He mocks those who mock,
but gives grace to the humble.(A)
Proverbs 3:34
International Standard Version
34 Though God[a] scoffs at scoffers,
he gives grace to the humble.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 3:34 Lit. he
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 9:7-8
International Standard Version
Wisdom Extends Life
7 Whoever corrects a mocker invites only insult,[a]
and whoever rebukes the wicked will himself become stained.
8 Don’t rebuke a mocker or he will hate you.
Rebuke a wise person, and he will love you.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 9:7 Lit. insult to himself
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 14:6
International Standard Version
6 A mocker seeks wisdom and finds[a] none,
but learning comes easily to someone who understands.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 14:6 The Heb. lacks finds
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 15:12
International Standard Version
12 The arrogant mocker never loves the one who corrects him;
he will not inquire of[a] the wise.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 15:12 Lit. not go to
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 19:25
International Standard Version
25 If you scourge a scoffer,
the simple person may learn to be discreet;
rebuke a discerning man
and he will gain understanding.
Proverbs 19:29
Holman Christian Standard Bible
29 Judgments are prepared for mockers,
and beatings for the backs of fools.(A)
Proverbs 19:29
International Standard Version
29 Condemnation is appropriate for mockers,
just as beatings are for the backs of fools.
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 21:11
International Standard Version
11 When a mocker is punished, the fool gains wisdom;
but when the wise is instructed, he receives knowledge.
Proverbs 21:24
Holman Christian Standard Bible
24 The proud and arrogant person, named “Mocker,”
acts with excessive pride.(A)
Proverbs 21:24
International Standard Version
24 The names “Proud,” “Arrogant,” and “Mocker”
fit whoever acts with presumptuous conceit.
Proverbs 22:10
Holman Christian Standard Bible
Proverbs 22:10
International Standard Version
Footnotes
- Proverbs 22:10 The Heb. lacks too
- Proverbs 22:10 Or litigation
Proverbs 24:9
Holman Christian Standard Bible
9 A foolish scheme is sin,
and a mocker is detestable to people.
Proverbs 24:9
International Standard Version
9 To devise folly is sin,
and people detest a scoffer.
Proverbs 29:8
Holman Christian Standard Bible
8 Mockers inflame a city,(A)
but the wise turn away anger.
Proverbs 29:8
International Standard Version
8 Scornful men enflame a city,
but the wise defuse anger.
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