Proverbs 19:29

New English Translation

Judgments are prepared for scorners, and floggings for the backs of fools.

Cross References

2 Kings 2:24

When he turned around and saw them, he called God’s judgment down on them. Two female bears came out of the woods and ripped forty-two of the boys to pieces.

Psalm 1:1

How blessed is the one who does not follow the advice of the wicked, or stand in the pathway with sinners, or sit in the assembly of scoffers!

Proverbs 1:22

“How long will you simpletons love naiveté? How long will mockers delight in mockery and fools hate knowledge?

Proverbs 1:26

so I myself will laugh when disaster strikes you, I will mock when what you dread comes,

Proverbs 10:13

Wisdom is found in the words of the discerning person, but the one who lacks wisdom will be disciplined.

Proverbs 17:10

A rebuke makes a greater impression on a discerning person than a hundred blows on a fool.

Proverbs 18:6

The lips of a fool enter into strife, and his mouth invites a flogging.

Proverbs 26:3

A whip for the horse and a bridle for the donkey, and a rod for the backs of fools!

Proverbs 3:34

Although he is scornful to arrogant scoffers, yet he shows favor to the humble.

Proverbs 7:22

Suddenly he went after her like an ox that goes to the slaughter, like a stag prancing into a trapper’s snare

Proverbs 9:12

If you are wise, you are wise to your own advantage, but if you are a mocker, you alone must bear it.

Isaiah 28:22

So now, do not mock, or your chains will become heavier! For I have heard a message about decreed destruction, from the sovereign master, the Lord who commands armies, against the entire land.

Isaiah 29:20

For tyrants will disappear, those who taunt will vanish, and all those who love to do wrong will be eliminated –

Deuteronomy 25:2

Then, if the guilty person is sentenced to a beating, the judge shall force him to lie down and be beaten in his presence with the number of blows his wicked behavior deserves.

Hebrews 12:6

“For the Lord disciplines the one he loves and chastises every son he accepts.”