Proverbs 19:25

New American Bible - revised edition

Beat a scoffer and the naive learn a lesson; rebuke the intelligent and they gain knowledge.

Cross References

Psalm 141:5

Let a righteous person strike me; it is mercy if he reproves me. Do not withhold oil from my head while my prayer opposes their evil deeds.

Proverbs 1:5

The wise by hearing them will advance in learning, the intelligent will gain sound guidance,

Proverbs 15:5

The fool spurns a father’s instruction, but whoever heeds reproof is prudent.

Proverbs 17:10

A single reprimand does more for a discerning person than a hundred lashes for a fool.

Proverbs 21:11

When scoffers are punished the naive become wise; when the wise succeed, they gain knowledge.

Proverbs 9:7

Whoever corrects the arrogant earns insults; and whoever reproves the wicked incurs opprobrium.

Deuteronomy 13:11

You shall stone that person to death, for seeking to lead you astray from the Lord, your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery.

Deuteronomy 21:21

Then all his fellow citizens shall stone him to death. Thus shall you purge the evil from your midst, and all Israel will hear and be afraid. Corpse of a Criminal.

Revelation 3:19

Those whom I love, I reprove and chastise. Be earnest, therefore, and repent.