Proverbs 3:34
Lexham English Bible
34 With those who scorn, he is scornful,
but to those who are humble, he gives favor.
Proverbs 3:34
English Standard Version
Footnotes
- Proverbs 3:34 Or grace
Proverbs 9:7-8
Lexham English Bible
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.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 9:7 Literally “abuse him”
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 9:12
Lexham English Bible
12 If you are wise, you are wise for yourself,
and if you scoff, alone you shall bear it.
Proverbs 9:12
English Standard Version
12 (A)If you are wise, you are wise for yourself;
if you scoff, you alone will bear it.
Proverbs 13:1
Lexham English Bible
13 A wise child hears the discipline of a father,
but a scoffer does not listen to a rebuke.
Proverbs 13:1
English Standard Version
13 A wise son hears his father's instruction,
but (A)a scoffer does not listen to rebuke.
Proverbs 14:6
Lexham English Bible
6 A scoffer seeks wisdom, but there is none,
but knowledge comes easily to him who understands.[a]
Footnotes
- Proverbs 14:6 Literally “to one who understands it comes easy”
Proverbs 14:6
English Standard Version
Proverbs 15:12
Lexham English Bible
12 A scoffer does not like his rebuke;[a]
to the wise he will not go.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 15:12 Literally “rebuke belonging to him”
Proverbs 15:12
English Standard Version
Proverbs 17:5
Lexham English Bible
5 He who mocks the poor insults him who made him;
he who rejoices at calamity will not go unpunished.
Proverbs 17:5
English Standard Version
5 Whoever mocks the poor (A)insults his Maker;
he who is (B)glad at calamity will not go (C)unpunished.
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
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 21:24
Lexham English Bible
24 The proud, haughty one: “scoffer” is his name;
he acts with arrogance of pride.
Proverbs 21:24
English Standard Version
24 (A)“Scoffer” is the name of the arrogant, haughty man
who acts with arrogant pride.
Proverbs 22:10
Lexham English Bible
10 Drive out a scoffer and strife will go out;
quarrel and abuse will cease.
Proverbs 22:10
English Standard Version
Proverbs 24:9
Lexham English Bible
9 Devising folly is a sin,
and an abomination to humankind is a scoffer.
Proverbs 24:9
English Standard Version
Footnotes
- Proverbs 24:9 Or scheming
Proverbs 29:8
Lexham English Bible
8 Men of scoffing set a city aflame,
but the wise turn away wrath.
Proverbs 29:8
English Standard Version
8 (A)Scoffers set a city aflame,
but the wise turn away wrath.
Proverbs 30:17
Lexham English Bible
17 The eye that mocks a father
and scorns the obedience of a mother—
the ravens of the valley will peck it out,
and the offspring of vultures will eat it.
Proverbs 30:17
English Standard Version
17 The eye that (A)mocks a father
and (B)scorns to obey a mother
will (C)be picked out by (D)the ravens of the valley
and eaten by the vultures.
2012 by Logos Bible Software. Lexham is a registered trademark of Logos Bible Software
The Holy Bible, English Standard Version. ESV® Text Edition: 2016. Copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers.
