Proverbs 19:29

Webster's Bible (1833)

Penalties are prepared for scoffers, And beatings for the backs of fools.

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 26:3 : 3 A whip for the horse, A bridle for the donkey, And a rod for the back of fools!
  • Prov 10:13 : 13 Wisdom is found on the lips of him who has discernment, But a rod is for the back of him who is void of understanding.
  • Prov 9:12 : 12 If you are wise, you are wise for yourself. If you mock, you alone will bear it.
  • Prov 17:10 : 10 A rebuke enters deeper into one who has understanding Than a hundred lashes into a fool.
  • Prov 18:6 : 6 A fool's lips come into strife, And his mouth invites beatings.
  • Prov 3:34 : 34 Surely he mocks the mockers, But he gives grace to the humble.
  • Prov 7:22 : 22 He followed her immediately, As an ox goes to the slaughter, As a fool stepping into a noose.
  • Isa 28:22 : 22 Now therefore don't you be scoffers, lest your bonds be made strong; for a decree of destruction have I heard from the Lord, Yahweh of Hosts, on the whole earth.
  • Isa 29:20 : 20 For the terrible one is brought to nothing, and the scoffer ceases, and all those who watch for iniquity are cut off;
  • Acts 13:40-41 : 40 Beware therefore, lest that come on you which is spoken in the prophets: 41 'Behold, you scoffers, and wonder, and perish; For I work a work in your days, A work which you will in no way believe, if one declares it to you.'"
  • Heb 12:6 : 6 For whom the Lord loves, he chastens, And scourges every son whom he receives."
  • 2 Pet 3:3-7 : 3 knowing this first, that in the last days mockers will come, walking after their own lusts, 4 and saying, "Where is the promise of his coming? For, from the day that the fathers fell asleep, all things continue as they were from the beginning of the creation." 5 For this they willfully forget, that there were heavens from of old, and an earth formed out of water and amid water, by the word of God; 6 by which means the world that then was, being overflowed with water, perished. 7 But the heavens that now are, and the earth, by the same word have been stored up for fire, being reserved against the day of judgment and destruction of ungodly men.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 26:3-5
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    3A whip for the horse, A bridle for the donkey, And a rod for the back of fools!

    4Don't answer a fool according to his folly, Lest you also be like him.

    5Answer a fool according to his folly, Lest he be wise in his own eyes.

  • Prov 19:25
    77%

    25Flog a scoffer, and the simple will learn prudence; Rebuke one who has understanding, and he will gain knowledge.

  • Prov 24:9
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    9The schemes of folly are sin. The mocker is detested by men.

  • Prov 19:28
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    28A corrupt witness mocks justice, And the mouth of the wicked gulps down iniquity.

  • Prov 17:10-11
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    10A rebuke enters deeper into one who has understanding Than a hundred lashes into a fool.

    11An evil man seeks only rebellion; Therefore a cruel messenger shall be sent against him.

  • Prov 18:6
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    6A fool's lips come into strife, And his mouth invites beatings.

  • Job 19:29
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    29Be afraid of the sword, For wrath brings the punishments of the sword, That you may know there is a judgment."

  • Prov 21:11
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    11When the mocker is punished, the simple gains wisdom; When the wise is instructed, he receives knowledge.

  • Prov 9:7
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    7He who corrects a mocker invites insult. He who reproves a wicked man invites abuse.

  • Prov 22:15
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    15Folly is bound up in the heart of a child: The rod of discipline drives it far from him.

  • Prov 14:8-9
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    8The wisdom of the prudent is to think about his way, But the folly of fools is deceit.

    9Fools mock at making atonement for sins, But among the upright there is good will.

  • Prov 10:13
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    13Wisdom is found on the lips of him who has discernment, But a rod is for the back of him who is void of understanding.

  • Prov 29:1
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    1He who is often rebuked and stiffens his neck Will be destroyed suddenly, with no remedy.

  • Prov 29:8-9
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    8Mockers stir up a city, But wise men turn away anger.

    9If a wise man goes to court with a foolish man, The fool rages or scoffs, and there is no peace.

  • Ps 107:17
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    17Fools are afflicted because of their disobedience, And because of their iniquities.

  • Prov 26:9-10
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    9Like a thornbush that goes into the hand of a drunkard, So is a parable in the mouth of fools.

    10As an archer who wounds all, So is he who hires a fool Or he who hires those who pass by.

  • Prov 14:3
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    3The fool's talk brings a rod to his back, But the lips of the wise protect them.

  • Deut 25:2
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    2and it shall be, if the wicked man be worthy to be beaten, that the judge shall cause him to lie down, and to be beaten before his face, according to his wickedness, by number.

  • Prov 14:6
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    6A scoffer seeks wisdom, and doesn't find it, But knowledge comes easily to a discerning person.

  • Prov 15:5
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    5A fool despises his father's correction, But he who heeds reproof shows prudence.

  • Isa 29:20-21
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    20For the terrible one is brought to nothing, and the scoffer ceases, and all those who watch for iniquity are cut off;

    21that make a man an offender in [his] cause, and lay a snare for him who reproves in the gate, and turn aside the just with a thing of nothing.

  • Prov 21:24
    71%

    24The proud and haughty man, "scoffer" is his name; He works in the arrogance of pride.

  • Prov 19:3
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    3The foolishness of man subverts his way; His heart rages against Yahweh.

  • Prov 15:12
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    12A scoffer doesn't love to be reproved; He will not go to the wise.

  • Prov 1:22
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    22"How long, you simple ones, will you love simplicity? How long will mockers delight themselves in mockery, And fools hate knowledge?

  • Prov 19:10
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    10Delicate living is not appropriate for a fool, Much less for a servant to have rule over princes.

  • Prov 17:5
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    5Whoever mocks the poor reproaches his Maker. He who is glad at calamity shall not be unpunished.

  • Prov 13:1
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    1A wise son listens to his father's instruction, But a scoffer doesn't listen to rebuke.

  • Job 22:19
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    19The righteous see it, and are glad; The innocent ridicule them,

  • Job 36:17
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    17"But you are full of the judgment of the wicked. Judgment and justice take hold of you.

  • Prov 18:3
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    3When wickedness comes, contempt also comes, And with shame comes disgrace.

  • Prov 12:16
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    16A fool shows his annoyance the same day, But one who overlooks an insult is prudent.

  • Prov 17:25
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    25A foolish son brings grief to his father, And bitterness to her who bore him.

  • Prov 3:35
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    35The wise will inherit glory, But shame will be the promotion of fools.

  • Prov 14:24
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    24The crown of the wise is their riches, But the folly of fools crowns them with folly.

  • Prov 14:33
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    33Wisdom rests in the heart of one who has understanding, And is even made known in the inward part of fools.

  • Prov 13:18
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    18Poverty and shame come to him who refuses discipline, But he who heeds correction shall be honored.

  • Prov 19:19
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    19A hot-tempered man must pay the penalty, For if you rescue him, you must do it again.

  • Prov 23:9
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    9Don't speak in the ears of a fool, For he will despise the wisdom of your words.

  • Prov 29:11
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    11A fool vents all of his anger, But a wise man brings himself under control.

  • 2 Cor 11:19
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    19For you bear with the foolish gladly, being wise.

  • Prov 22:10
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    10Drive out the mocker, and strife will go out; Yes, quarrels and insults will stop.

  • Exod 21:25
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    25burning for burning, wound for wound, and bruise for bruise.