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Proverbs 19:25 KJV
Proverbs · chapter 19 · verse 25 · King James Version
Smite a scorner, and the simple will beware: and reprove one that hath understanding, and he will understand knowledge.Proverbs 19:25 · King James Version
Proverbs 19:25 in context
23The fear of the LORD tendeth to life: and he that hath it shall abide satisfied; he shall not be visited with evil.
24A slothful man hideth his hand in his bosom, and will not so much as bring it to his mouth again.
25Smite a scorner, and the simple will beware: and reprove one that hath understanding, and he will understand knowledge.
26He that wasteth his father, and chaseth away his mother, is a son that causeth shame, and bringeth reproach.
27Cease, my son, to hear the instruction that causeth to err from the words of knowledge.
Key words (Strong's)
- understandingbîynto separate mentallyH995 →
- scornerlûwtsproperly, to make mouths atH3887 →
- reproveyâkachto be rightH3198 →
- simplepᵉthîysillyH6612 →
- bewareʻâramproperly, to be bareH6191 →
- Smitenâkâhto strikeH5221 →
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