Proverbs 19:25
“Smite a scorner, and the simple will beware: and reprove one that hath understanding, and he will understand knowledge.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
Smite a scorner, and the simple will beware,.... That is, give reproof to a man that scoffs at religion, and makes a…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
Words which embrace nearly the whole theory of punishment. If the man who offends is a “scorner,” hardened beyond all…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714
Note, 1. The punishment of scorners will be a means of good to others. When men are so hardened in wickedness that they…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
beware or, learn prudence, R.V.
There is a triple contrast in the proverb, between the persons to be dealt with and…
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