Proverbs 19:25
“Smite a scorner, and the simple will beware: and reprove one that hath understanding, and he will understand knowledge.”
The fear of the Lord tendeth to life: and he that hath it shall abide satisfied; he shall not be visited with evil.
A slothful man hideth his hand in his bosom, and will not so much as bring it to his mouth again.
Smite a scorner, and the simple will beware: and reprove one that hath understanding, and he will understand knowledge.
He that wasteth his father, and chaseth away his mother, is a son that causeth shame, and bringeth reproach.
Cease, my son, to hear the instruction that causeth to err from the words of knowledge.
Cross-References
“When the scorner is punished, the simple is made wise: and when the wise is instructed, he receiveth knowledge.”
“Let the righteous smite me; it shall be a kindness: and let him reprove me; it shall be an excellent oil, which shall not break my head: for yet my prayer also shall be in their calamities.”
“When the scorner is punished, the simple is made wise: and when the wise is instructed, he receiveth knowledge.”
“And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove them.”
“And all Israel shall hear, and fear, and shall do no more any such wickedness as this is among you.”