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Read Full Chapter (Proverbs 19) Proverbs 19:25 KJV
"Smite a scorner, and the simple will beware: and reprove one that hath understanding, and he will understand knowledge."
Proverbs Chapter 19, Verse 25
Proverbs 19:25 in Context (Verses 22–28 KJV)
22
The desire of a man is his kindness: and a poor man is better than a liar.
23
The fear of the LORD tendeth to life: and he that hath it shall abide satisfied; he shall not be visited with evil.
24
A slothful man hideth his hand in his bosom, and will not so much as bring it to his mouth again.
25
Smite a scorner, and the simple will beware: and reprove one that hath understanding, and he will understand knowledge.*
26
He that wasteth his father, and chaseth away his mother, is a son that causeth shame, and bringeth reproach.
27
Cease, my son, to hear the instruction that causeth to err from the words of knowledge.
28
An ungodly witness scorneth judgment: and the mouth of the wicked devoureth iniquity.*