Proverbs 1:22
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22 “How long,[a] O simple ones, will you love simplicity?
And how long will scoffers delight in their scoffing,
and fools hate knowledge?
Notas al pie
- Proverbs 1:22 Literally “Until when”
Proverbs 1:22
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22 “How long, O simple ones, will you love being simple?
How long will scoffers delight in their scoffing
and fools hate knowledge?(A)
Proverbs 3:34
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34 With those who scorn, he is scornful,
but to those who are humble, he gives favor.
Proverbs 3:34
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34 Toward the scorners he is scornful,
but to the humble he shows favor.(A)
Proverbs 9:7-8
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7 He who corrects a scoffer gains abuse for himself,
and he who rebukes the wicked gets hurt.[a]
8 Do not rebuke a scoffer, lest he hate you;
rebuke the wise and he will love you.
Notas al pie
- Proverbs 9:7 Literally “abuse him”
Proverbs 9:7-8
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General Maxims
7 Whoever corrects a scoffer wins abuse;
whoever rebukes the wicked gets hurt.(A)
8 Do not rebuke a scoffer, lest he hate you;
rebuke the wise, and he will love you.(B)
Proverbs 14:6
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6 A scoffer seeks wisdom, but there is none,
but knowledge comes easily to him who understands.[a]
Notas al pie
- Proverbs 14:6 Literally “to one who understands it comes easy”
Proverbs 14:6
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6 A scoffer seeks wisdom in vain,
but knowledge is easy for one who understands.
Proverbs 15:12
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12 A scoffer does not like his rebuke;[a]
to the wise he will not go.
Notas al pie
- Proverbs 15:12 Literally “rebuke belonging to him”
Proverbs 15:12
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12 Scoffers do not like to be rebuked;
they will not go to the wise.(A)
Proverbs 19:25
Lexham English Bible
25 The scoffer you shall strike, and the simple, may they learn prudence,
and reprove the intelligent and he will gain knowledge.
Proverbs 19:25
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25 Strike a scoffer, and the simple will learn prudence;
reprove the intelligent, and they will gain knowledge.(A)
Proverbs 19:29
Lexham English Bible
29 Judgments[a] are prepared for the scoffers,
and flogging for the back of fools.
Notas al pie
- Proverbs 19:29 Or “Punishments,” or “Condemnations”
Proverbs 19:29
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29 Punishments are prepared for scoffers
and flogging for the backs of fools.(A)
Proverbs 21:11
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11 With the punishment of a scoffer, the simple will become wise,
and with the instruction of the wise, he will obtain knowledge.
Proverbs 21:11
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11 When a scoffer is punished, the simple become wiser;
when the wise are instructed, they increase in knowledge.(A)
Proverbs 21:24
Lexham English Bible
24 The proud, haughty one: “scoffer” is his name;
he acts with arrogance of pride.
Proverbs 21:24
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24 The proud, haughty person, named Scoffer,
acts with arrogant pride.(A)
Proverbs 22:10
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10 Drive out a scoffer and strife will go out;
quarrel and abuse will cease.
Proverbs 22:10
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10 Drive out a scoffer, and strife goes out;
quarreling and abuse will cease.(A)
Proverbs 24:9
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9 Devising folly is a sin,
and an abomination to humankind is a scoffer.
Proverbs 24:9
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9 The devising of folly is sin,
and the scoffer is an abomination to all.
Proverbs 29:8
Lexham English Bible
8 Men of scoffing set a city aflame,
but the wise turn away wrath.
Proverbs 29:8
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8 Scoffers set a city aflame,
but the wise turn away wrath.(A)
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