Proverbs for Life
The Character of the Scorner
The Confrontation of the Scorner
The Consequence for the Scorner
The Character of the Scorner
The Confrontation of the Scorner
The Consequence for the Scorner
The Character of the Scorner
Proverbs 1:22 – “How long, ye simple ones, will ye love simplicity? And the scorners delight in their scorning, and fools hate knowledge?”
Proverbs 13:1 – “A wise son heareth his father’s instruction: but a scorner heareth not rebuke.”
Proverbs 14:6 – “A scorner seeketh wisdom, and findeth it not: but knowledge is easy unto him that understandeth.”
Proverbs 15:12 – “A scorner loveth not one that reproveth him: neither will he go unto the wise.”
Proverbs 19:28 – “An ungodly witness scorneth judgment: and the mouth of the wicked devoureth iniquity.”
Proverbs 21:24 – “Proud and haughty scorner is his name, who dealeth in proud wrath.”
Proverbs 24:8-9 – “He that deviseth to do evil shall be called a mischievous person. The thought of foolishness is sin: and the scorner is an abomination to men.”
Proverbs 29:8 – “Scornful men bring a city into a snare: but wise men turn away wrath.”
The Confrontation of the Scorner
Proverbs 1:22-23 – “How long, ye simple ones, will ye love simplicity? And the scorners delight in their scorning, and fools hate knowledge? Turn you at my reproof: behold, I will pour out my spirit unto you, I will make known my words unto you.”
Proverbs 9:7-8 – “He that reproveth a scorner getteth to himself shame: and he that rebuketh a wicked man getteth himself a blot. Reprove not a scorner, lest he hate thee: rebuke a wise man, and he will love thee.”
Proverbs 19:25 – “Smite a scorner, and the simple will beware: and reprove one that hath understanding, and he will understand knowledge.”
Proverbs 21:11 – “When the scorner is punished, the simple is made wise: and when the wise is instructed, he receiveth knowledge.”
Proverbs 22:10 – “Cast out the scorner, and contention shall go out; yea, strife and reproach shall cease.”
The Consequence for the Scorner
Proverbs 3:33-34 – “The curse of the LORD is in the house of the wicked: but he blesseth the habitation of the just. Surely he scorneth the scorners: but he giveth grace unto the lowly.”
Proverbs 9:12 – “If thou be wise, thou shalt be wise for thyself: but if thou scornest, thou alone shalt bear it.”
Proverbs 19:29 – “Judgments are prepared for scorners, and stripes for the back of fools.”
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