Proverbs 22:10

KJV1611 – Modern English

Cast out the scoffer, and contention shall go out; yes, strife and reproach shall cease.

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  • Gen 21:9-9 : 9 And Sarah saw the son of Hagar the Egyptian, whom she had borne to Abraham, mocking. 10 Therefore she said to Abraham, Cast out this bondwoman and her son, for the son of this bondwoman shall not be heir with my son, even with Isaac.
  • Neh 4:1-3 : 1 But it happened that when Sanballat heard we were building the wall, he was angry, and took great indignation, and mocked the Jews. 2 And he spoke before his brethren and the army of Samaria, and said, What are these feeble Jews doing? Will they fortify themselves? Will they sacrifice? Will they finish in a day? Will they revive the stones from the heaps of rubbish that are burned? 3 Now Tobiah the Ammonite was beside him, and he said, Even what they build, if a fox goes up, he will break down their stone wall.
  • Neh 13:28 : 28 And one of the sons of Joiada, the son of Eliashib the high priest, was a son-in-law of Sanballat the Horonite; therefore, I drove him from me.
  • Ps 101:5 : 5 Whoever secretly slanders his neighbor, him will I cut off: him that has a haughty look and a proud heart I will not endure.
  • Prov 21:24 : 24 Proud and haughty scorner is his name, who deals in arrogant wrath.
  • 1 Cor 5:13 : 13 But those who are outside God judges. Therefore put away from among yourselves that wicked person.
  • Prov 26:20-21 : 20 Where there is no wood, the fire goes out; so where there is no gossip, strife ceases. 21 As coals to burning coals, and wood to fire, so is a contentious man to kindle strife.
  • Matt 18:17 : 17 And if he refuses to hear them, tell it to the church: but if he refuses to hear the church, let him be to you as a heathen and a tax collector.
  • 1 Cor 5:5-6 : 5 Deliver such a one to Satan for the destruction of the flesh, that the spirit may be saved in the day of the Lord Jesus. 6 Your boasting is not good. Do you not know that a little leaven leavens the whole lump?
  • Prov 18:6 : 6 A fool's lips enter into contention, and his mouth calls for blows.

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  • Isa 29:20-21
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    76%

    20For the terrible one is brought to nothing, and the scorner is consumed, and all that watch for iniquity are cut off:

    21That make a man an offender by a word, and lay a snare for him that reproves in the gate, and turn aside the just for a thing of nothing.

  • Prov 17:14
    75%

    14The beginning of strife is as when one lets out water, therefore leave off contention before it is meddled with.

  • Prov 13:10
    75%

    10By pride comes only contention, but with the well advised is wisdom.

  • Prov 9:7-8
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    7He who reproves a scoffer gets to himself shame: and he who rebukes a wicked man gets himself a blot.

    8Reprove not a scoffer, lest he hate you: rebuke a wise man, and he will love you.

  • Prov 19:25
    74%

    25Strike a scorner, and the simple will beware; and reprove one who has understanding, and he will understand knowledge.

  • Prov 29:8-9
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    73%

    8Scornful men bring a city into a snare; but wise men turn away wrath.

    9If a wise man contends with a foolish man, whether he rages or laughs, there is no rest.

  • Prov 15:12
    73%

    12A scorner does not love one who reproves him, nor will he go to the wise.

  • Prov 20:3
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    3It is an honor for a man to cease from strife, but every fool will be meddling.

  • Prov 15:18
    72%

    18A wrathful man stirs up strife, but he who is slow to anger calms strife.

  • Prov 24:9
    72%

    9The thought of foolishness is sin, and the scoffer is an abomination to men.

  • Prov 15:1
    72%

    1A soft answer turns away wrath, but harsh words stir up anger.

  • Prov 21:24
    72%

    24Proud and haughty scorner is his name, who deals in arrogant wrath.

  • Prov 18:3
    72%

    3When the wicked comes, contempt also comes, and with dishonor, reproach.

  • Prov 10:31
    71%

    31The mouth of the just brings forth wisdom, but the perverse tongue shall be cut out.

  • Prov 13:1
    71%

    1A wise son hears his father's instruction, but a scoffer does not listen to rebuke.

  • Prov 21:11
    71%

    11When the scorner is punished, the simple becomes wise; and when the wise is instructed, he receives knowledge.

  • Prov 26:20-21
    2 verses
    71%

    20Where there is no wood, the fire goes out; so where there is no gossip, strife ceases.

    21As coals to burning coals, and wood to fire, so is a contentious man to kindle strife.

  • Prov 14:6
    71%

    6A scorner seeks wisdom and does not find it, but knowledge is easy to him who understands.

  • Prov 18:18
    71%

    18The lot causes contentions to cease and decides between the mighty.

  • Prov 18:6
    71%

    6A fool's lips enter into contention, and his mouth calls for blows.

  • Prov 25:8
    70%

    8Do not go forth hastily to contend, lest you know not what to do in the end thereof, when your neighbor has put you to shame.

  • Prov 16:28
    70%

    28A perverse man sows strife, and a whisperer separates close friends.

  • Ps 37:8
    70%

    8Cease from anger and forsake wrath; do not fret—it only leads to evil.

  • Amos 5:10
    70%

    10They hate him that rebukes in the gate, and they abhor him that speaks uprightly.

  • Prov 19:27-29
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    69%

    27Cease, my son, to hear the instruction that causes to err from the words of knowledge.

    28An ungodly witness scorns judgment, and the mouth of the wicked devours iniquity.

    29Judgments are prepared for scorners, and stripes for the back of fools.

  • Prov 17:1
    69%

    1Better is a dry morsel with quietness, than a house full of feasting with strife.

  • Job 11:3
    69%

    3Should your lies silence men? And when you mock, shall no man make you ashamed?

  • Prov 17:5
    69%

    5Whoever mocks the poor reproaches his Maker, and he who is glad at calamity shall not go unpunished.

  • Prov 3:34
    69%

    34Surely he scorns the scorners: but he gives grace to the lowly.

  • Job 22:19
    69%

    19The righteous see it and are glad, and the innocent laugh them to scorn.

  • Eccl 10:4
    69%

    4If the spirit of the ruler rises up against you, do not leave your place; for yielding pacifies great offenses.

  • Hab 1:10
    69%

    10They scoff at kings, and the princes are scorned by them; they deride every stronghold, for they heap up dust and take it.

  • Prov 22:11
    69%

    11He who loves pureness of heart, for the grace of his lips the king shall be his friend.

  • Prov 10:12
    69%

    12Hatred stirs up strife, but love covers all sins.

  • Prov 29:22
    69%

    22An angry man stirs up strife, and a furious man abounds in transgression.

  • Prov 10:18-19
    2 verses
    69%

    18He who hides hatred with lying lips, and he who utters slander, is a fool.

    19In the multitude of words, there is no lack of sin, but he who restrains his lips is wise.

  • Prov 17:9-10
    2 verses
    68%

    9He who covers a transgression seeks love, but he who repeats a matter separates close friends.

    10A reproof enters more into a wise man than a hundred stripes into a fool.

  • Prov 17:19
    68%

    19He who loves transgression loves strife, and he who exalts his gate seeks destruction.

  • Ps 31:18
    68%

    18Let the lying lips be put to silence; which speak grievous things proudly and contemptuously against the righteous.

  • Prov 25:10
    68%

    10Lest he who hears it put you to shame, and your infamy not be turned away.

  • Ps 107:42
    68%

    42The righteous shall see it, and rejoice: and all iniquity shall stop its mouth.

  • Prov 11:12
    68%

    12He who lacks wisdom despises his neighbor, but a man of understanding holds his peace.