Proverbs 19:29

Proverbs chapter 19 · verse 29 in three public-domain English translations with cross-references

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

Judgments are prepared for scoffers, And stripes for the back of fools.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

Judgments are prepared for scorners, and stripes for the back of fools.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

Judgments are prepared for scoffers, And stripes for the back of fools.

Context

v.28A worthless witness mocketh at justice; And the mouth of the wicked swalloweth iniquity.

v.29This passage

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Isaiah 29:20

    For the terrible one is brought to nought, and the scoffer ceaseth, and all they that watch for iniquity are cut off;

  • 2 Peter 3:3

    knowing this first, that in the last days mockers shall come with mockery, walking after their own lusts,

  • Isaiah 28:22

    Now therefore be ye not scoffers, lest your bonds be made strong; for a decree of destruction have I heard from the Lord, Jehovah of hosts, upon the whole earth.

  • Proverbs 17:10

    A rebuke entereth deeper into one that hath understanding Than a hundred stripes into a fool.

  • Proverbs 9:12

    If thou art wise, thou art wise for thyself; And if thou scoffest, thou alone shalt bear it.

  • Proverbs 26:3

    A whip for the horse, a bridle for the ass, And a rod for the back of fools.