Proverbs 3:34
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34 He mocks those who mock
but gives grace to the humble.(A)
Proverbs 9:7-8
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7 The one who corrects a mocker
will bring abuse on himself;
the one who rebukes the wicked will get hurt.[a]
8 Don’t rebuke a mocker, or he will hate you;(A)
rebuke the wise, and he will love you.(B)
Footnotes
- 9:7 Lit man: his blemish
Proverbs 9:12
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12 If you are wise, you are wise for your own benefit;(A)
if you mock, you alone will bear the consequences.”
Proverbs 13:1
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13 A wise son responds to his father’s discipline,
but a mocker doesn’t listen to rebuke.
Proverbs 14:6
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6 A mocker seeks wisdom and doesn’t find it,
but knowledge comes easily to the perceptive.
Proverbs 15:12
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12 A mocker doesn’t love one who corrects him;(A)
he will not consult the wise.
Proverbs 17:5
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5 The one who mocks the poor insults his Maker,(A)
and one who rejoices over calamity
will not go unpunished.(B)
Proverbs 19:25
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25 Strike a mocker, and the inexperienced learn a lesson;(A)
rebuke the discerning, and he gains knowledge.(B)
Proverbs 21:24
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24 The arrogant and proud person, named “Mocker,”
acts with excessive arrogance.(A)
Proverbs 22:10
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Proverbs 24:9
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9 A foolish scheme is sin,
and a mocker is detestable to people.
Proverbs 29:8
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8 Mockers inflame a city,(A)
but the wise turn away anger.
Proverbs 30:17
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17 As for the eye that ridicules a father(A)
and despises obedience to a mother,
may ravens of the valley pluck it out
and young vultures eat it.(B)
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