Proverbs 19:29
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“Judgments are prepared for mockers, and beatings for the backs of fools.”
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BSBPD
“Judgments are prepared for mockers, and beatings for the backs of fools.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)KJVPD
“Judgments are prepared for scorners, and stripes for the back of fools.”
King James Version · Public DomainASVPD
“Judgments are prepared for scoffers, And stripes for the back of fools.”
American Standard Version · Public DomainYLTPD
“Judgments have been prepared for scorners, And stripes for the back of fools!”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainCross references
Other passages that echo Proverbs 19:29 — 15 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- 2 Kings 2:24Then he turned around, looked at them, and called down a curse on them in the name of the LORD. Suddenly two female bears came out of the woods and mauled forty-two of the boys.
- Proverbs 1:22“How long, O simple ones, will you love your simple ways? How long will scoffers delight in their scorn and fools hate knowledge?
- Proverbs 1:26in turn I will mock your calamity; I will sneer when terror strikes you,
- Proverbs 3:34He mocks the mockers, but gives grace to the humble.
- Proverbs 7:22He follows her on impulse, like an ox going to the slaughter, like a deer bounding into a trap,
- Proverbs 9:12If you are wise, you are wise to your own advantage; but if you scoff, you alone will bear the consequences.
- Proverbs 10:13Wisdom is found on the lips of the discerning, but a rod is for the back of him who lacks judgment.
- Proverbs 17:10A rebuke cuts into a man of discernment deeper than a hundred lashes cut into a fool.
- Proverbs 18:6A fool’s lips bring him strife, and his mouth invites a beating.
- Proverbs 26:3A whip for the horse, a bridle for the donkey, and a rod for the backs of fools!
- Isaiah 28:22So now, do not mock, or your shackles will become heavier. Indeed, I have heard from the Lord GOD of Hosts a decree of destruction against the whole land.
- Isaiah 29:20For the ruthless will vanish, the mockers will disappear, and all who look for evil will be cut down—
- Acts 13:40Watch out, then, that what was spoken by the prophets does not happen to you:
- Hebrews 12:6For the Lord disciplines the one He loves, and He chastises every son He receives.”
- 2 Peter 3:3Most importantly, you must understand that in the last days scoffers will come, scoffing and following their own evil desires.
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