Proverbs 19:25

WEB

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

KJV

²⁵Smite a scorner, and the simple will beware: and reprove one that hath understanding, and he will understand knowledge.

BSB

²⁵Strike a mocker, and the simple will beware; rebuke the discerning man, and he will gain knowledge.

FBV

²⁵If you punish someone who mocks, you may help an immature person to learn. Correct the wise, and they become wiser.

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Extra References

Proverbs 21:11

¹¹When the mocker is punished, the simple gains wisdom. When the wise is instructed, he receives knowledge.

Proverbs 17:10

¹⁰A rebuke enters deeper into one who has understanding than a hundred lashes into a fool.

Proverbs 15:5

⁵A fool despises his father’s correction, but he who heeds reproof shows prudence.

Revelation 3:19

¹⁹As many as I love, I reprove and chasten. Be zealous therefore, and repent.

⁸Don’t reprove a scoffer, lest he hate you. Reprove a wise person, and he will love you. ⁹Instruct a wise person, and he will be still wiser. Teach a righteous person, and he will increase in learning. ¹⁰The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom. The knowledge of the Holy One is understanding.

Deuteronomy 21:21

²¹All the men of his city shall stone him to death with stones. So you shall remove the evil from among you. All Israel shall hear, and fear.

Deuteronomy 13:11

¹¹All Israel shall hear, and fear, and shall not do any more wickedness like this among you.