Proverbs 21:24
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“Mocker is the name of the proud and arrogant man— of him who acts with excessive pride.”
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“Mocker is the name of the proud and arrogant man— of him who acts with excessive pride.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“Proud and haughty scorner is his name, who dealeth in proud wrath.”
King James Version · Public Domain“The proud and haughty man, scoffer is his name; He worketh in the arrogance of pride.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“Proud, haughty, scorner <FI>is<Fi> his name, Who is working in the wrath of pride.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Proverbs 21:24 — 11 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Esther 3:5When Haman saw that Mordecai would not bow down or pay him homage, he was filled with rage.
- Psalms 1:1Blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked, or set foot on the path of sinners, or sit in the seat of mockers.
- 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 6:17haughty eyes, a lying tongue, hands that shed innocent blood,
- Proverbs 16:18Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.
- Proverbs 18:12Before his downfall a man’s heart is proud, but humility comes before honor.
- Proverbs 19:29Judgments are prepared for mockers, and beatings for the backs of fools.
- Ecclesiastes 7:8The end of a matter is better than the beginning, and a patient spirit is better than a proud one.
- Isaiah 16:6We have heard of Moab’s pomposity, his exceeding pride and conceit, his overflowing arrogance. But his boasting is empty.
- Jeremiah 48:29We have heard of Moab’s pomposity, his exceeding pride and conceit, his proud arrogance and haughtiness of heart.
- Matthew 2:16When Herod saw that he had been outwitted by the Magi, he was filled with rage. Sending orders, he put to death all the boys in Bethlehem and its vicinity who were two years old and under, according to the time he had learned from the Magi.
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