Proverbs 21:24

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The proud and arrogant person, named 'Scoffer,' acts with excessive pride.

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  • Ps 1:1 : 1 Blessed is the man who does not walk in the advice of the wicked, nor stand in the path of sinners, nor sit in the seat of mockers.
  • Prov 1:22 : 22 How long, simple ones, will you love simplicity? How long will mockers delight in mockery and fools hate knowledge?
  • Prov 6:17 : 17 haughty eyes, a lying tongue, hands that shed innocent blood,
  • Prov 16:18 : 18 Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.
  • Prov 18:12 : 12 Before destruction, the heart of a person is proud, but humility comes before honor.
  • Prov 19:29 : 29 Judgments are prepared for mockers, and beatings for the backs of fools.
  • Eccl 7:8-9 : 8 The end of a matter is better than its beginning, and patience is better than pride. 9 Do not be quickly provoked in your spirit, for anger resides in the lap of fools.
  • Isa 16:6 : 6 We have heard of Moab’s pride—how exceedingly proud and arrogant he is, full of pride, fury, and empty boasts.
  • Jer 48:29 : 29 We have heard of Moab's pride—so very proud—his arrogance, pride, conceit, and the haughtiness of his heart.
  • Matt 2:16 : 16 Then Herod, realizing that he had been deceived by the magi, became furious. He sent orders to kill all the boys in Bethlehem and its vicinity who were two years old and under, according to the time he had determined from the magi.
  • Esth 3:5-6 : 5 When Haman saw that Mordecai would not bow down or pay homage to him, he was filled with rage. 6 But he considered it beneath him to attack Mordecai alone, for they had told him about Mordecai’s people. So Haman sought to destroy all the Jews throughout the kingdom of Ahasuerus, the people of Mordecai.

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    9The plans of foolishness are sinful, and the mocker is detestable to others.

  • Prov 21:4
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    4Haughty eyes and a proud heart—the lamp of the wicked—is sin.

  • Prov 29:22-23
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    22An angry man stirs up strife, and a hot-tempered man commits many transgressions.

    23A man's pride will bring him low, but a humble spirit will obtain honor.

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    12A mocker resents correction; he will not consult the wise.

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    7Whoever corrects a mocker invites insult; whoever rebukes a wicked person incurs abuse.

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    25The desire of the lazy person kills them, for their hands refuse to work.

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    6A scoffer seeks wisdom and finds none, but knowledge is easy for a discerning person.

  • Prov 29:8
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    8Mockers stir up a city, but the wise calm anger.

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    4Our souls have had more than enough of the mocking of the complacent, and the contempt of the arrogant.

  • Prov 14:16-17
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    16The wise fear and turn away from evil, but fools are reckless and overconfident.

    17A quick-tempered person does foolish things, and one who devises evil is hated.

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    25Strike a scoffer, and the simple will gain wisdom; rebuke the discerning, and they will gain knowledge.

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    20For the ruthless will vanish, the scoffer will disappear, and all who have an eye for evil will be cut off.

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    3The mouth of a fool brings a rod of pride, but the lips of the wise protect them.

  • Prov 16:18-19
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    18Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.

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  • Prov 22:10
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    10Drive out the mocker, and conflict will go away; strife and insults will cease.

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    25A greedy person stirs up conflict, but the one who trusts in the LORD will prosper.

  • Prov 21:23
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    23Whoever guards their mouth and tongue keeps themselves from troubles.

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    29Judgments are prepared for mockers, and beatings for the backs of fools.

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    2In arrogance the wicked hotly pursue the afflicted; let them be caught in the schemes they have devised.

    3For the wicked boasts of the desires of his heart, and the greedy man curses and spurns the Lord.

    4In his pride, the wicked man says, 'He will not seek; there is no God in all his thoughts.'

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    29Whoever is patient shows great understanding, but a quick-tempered person promotes folly.

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    11When a scoffer is punished, the simple become wise; when a wise person is instructed, they increase in knowledge.

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    34He mocks proud mockers but gives grace to the humble.

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    21You have rebuked the arrogant, who are cursed, those who stray from Your commandments.

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    5The Lord detests all who are proud in heart; be sure of this, they will not go unpunished.

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    3A man’s foolishness twists his way, and his heart rages against the LORD.

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    18O LORD, let me not be put to shame, for I have called out to you. Let the wicked be put to shame; let them be silent in the grave.

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    7It laughs at the commotion of the city; it does not hear the shouts of the driver.

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    12Before destruction, the heart of a person is proud, but humility comes before honor.

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    29We have heard of Moab's pride—so very proud—his arrogance, pride, conceit, and the haughtiness of his heart.

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    3Everyone speaks falsehood to their neighbor; with flattering lips and a double heart they speak.

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    5Indeed, because wine betrays, and an arrogant man is restless, enlarging his appetite like Sheol and never satisfied, he gathers all the nations to himself and collects all peoples as his own.

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    6We have heard of Moab’s pride—how exceedingly proud and arrogant he is, full of pride, fury, and empty boasts.

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    2When pride comes, then comes shame, but with the humble comes wisdom.