Proverbs 19:25

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

Flog a scorner, and as a result the simpleton will learn prudence; correct a discerning person, and as a result he will understand knowledge.

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 21:11 : 11 When a scorner is punished, the naive becomes wise; when a wise person is instructed, he gains knowledge.
  • Deut 13:11 : 11 Thus all Israel will hear and be afraid; no longer will they continue to do evil like this among you.
  • Deut 21:21 : 21 Then all the men of his city must stone him to death. In this way you will purge out wickedness from among you, and all Israel will hear about it and be afraid.
  • Prov 9:8-9 : 8 Do not reprove a mocker or he will hate you; reprove a wise person and he will love you. 9 Give instruction to a wise person, and he will become wiser still; teach a righteous person and he will add to his learning. 10 The beginning of wisdom is to fear the LORD, and acknowledging the Holy One is understanding.
  • Prov 15:5 : 5 A fool rejects his father’s discipline, but whoever heeds reproof shows good sense.
  • Prov 17:10 : 10 A rebuke makes a greater impression on a discerning person than a hundred blows on a fool.
  • Rev 3:19 : 19 All those I love, I rebuke and discipline. So be earnest and repent!

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • Prov 21:11
    84%

    11When a scorner is punished, the naive becomes wise; when a wise person is instructed, he gains knowledge.

  • Prov 9:6-9
    4 verses
    81%

    6Abandon your foolish ways so that you may live, and proceed in the way of understanding.”

    7Whoever corrects a mocker is asking for insult; whoever reproves a wicked person receives abuse.

    8Do not reprove a mocker or he will hate you; reprove a wise person and he will love you.

    9Give instruction to a wise person, and he will become wiser still; teach a righteous person and he will add to his learning.

  • Prov 17:10
    79%

    10A rebuke makes a greater impression on a discerning person than a hundred blows on a fool.

  • Prov 14:6-7
    2 verses
    78%

    6The scorner sought wisdom–there was none, but understanding was easy for a discerning person.

    7Walk abreast with a foolish person, and you do not understand wise counsel.

  • Prov 13:1
    78%

    1A wise son accepts his father’s discipline, but a scoffer has never listened to rebuke.

  • Prov 15:5
    77%

    5A fool rejects his father’s discipline, but whoever heeds reproof shows good sense.

  • Prov 19:29
    77%

    29Penalties have been prepared for scorners, and floggings for the backs of fools.

  • Prov 1:22-23
    2 verses
    77%

    22“How long will you simpletons love naiveté? How long have mockers delighted in mockery? And how long will fools hate knowledge?

    23You should respond to my rebuke. Then I would pour out my thoughts to you; I would make my words known to you.

  • Prov 15:12
    76%

    12The scorner will not love one who corrects him; he will not go to the wise.

  • Prov 12:1
    76%

    1The one who loves discipline loves knowledge, but the one who hates reproof is stupid.

  • Prov 14:17-18
    2 verses
    75%

    17A person who has a quick temper will do foolish things, and a person with crafty schemes will be hated.

    18The naive have inherited folly, but the shrewd will be crowned with knowledge.

  • Prov 10:13
    75%

    13Wisdom is found in the words of the discerning person, but the one who lacks sense will be disciplined.

  • Prov 22:10
    74%

    10Drive out the scorner and contention will leave; strife and insults will cease.

  • Prov 27:12
    74%

    12A shrewd person saw danger–he hid himself; the naive passed right on by– they had to pay for it.

  • Prov 13:18
    74%

    18The one who neglects discipline ends up in poverty and shame, but the one who accepts reproof is honored.

  • Prov 10:17
    74%

    17The one who heeds instruction is on the way to life, but the one who rejects rebuke goes astray.

  • Prov 15:31-32
    2 verses
    74%

    31The person who hears the reproof that leads to life is at home among the wise.

    32The one who refuses correction despises himself, but whoever listens to reproof acquires understanding.

  • Prov 19:26-27
    2 verses
    74%

    26The one who robs his father and chases away his mother is a son who brings shame and disgrace.

    27If you stop listening to instruction, my child, you will stray from the words of knowledge.

  • Prov 24:9
    73%

    9A foolish scheme is sin, and the scorner is an abomination to people.

  • Prov 1:4-5
    2 verses
    73%

    4To impart shrewdness to the morally naive, a discerning plan to the young person.

    5(Let the wise also hear and gain instruction, and let the discerning acquire guidance!)

  • Prov 29:8
    73%

    8Scornful people inflame a city, but those who are wise turn away wrath.

  • Prov 8:5
    73%

    5You who are naive, discern wisdom! And you fools, understand discernment!

  • Prov 13:15-16
    2 verses
    73%

    15Keen insight wins favor, but the conduct of the treacherous ends in destruction.

    16Every shrewd person acts with knowledge, but a fool displays his folly.

  • Prov 29:1
    73%

    1The one who stiffens his neck after numerous rebukes will suddenly be destroyed without remedy.

  • Prov 26:5
    72%

    5Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he be wise in his own opinion.

  • Prov 17:5
    72%

    5The one who mocks the poor has insulted his Creator; whoever rejoices over disaster will not go unpunished.

  • Prov 15:20
    72%

    20A wise child brings joy to his father, but a foolish person despises his mother.

  • Prov 29:15
    72%

    15A rod and reproof impart wisdom, but a child who is unrestrained brings shame to his mother.

  • Prov 21:24
    72%

    24A proud and arrogant person, whose name is“Scoffer,” acts with overbearing pride.

  • Prov 24:25
    72%

    25But there will be delight for those who convict the guilty, and a pleasing blessing will come on them.

  • Prov 15:14
    72%

    14The discerning mind seeks knowledge, but the mouth of fools feeds on folly.

  • Prov 1:32
    72%

    32For the waywardness of the simpletons will kill them, and the careless ease of fools will destroy them.

  • Prov 14:3
    72%

    3In the speech of a fool is a rod for his back, but the words of the wise protect them.

  • Prov 22:3
    72%

    3A shrewd person saw danger and hid himself, but the naive passed on by and paid for it.

  • Prov 17:27
    72%

    27The truly wise person restrains his words, and the one who stays calm is discerning.

  • Prov 22:15
    71%

    15Folly is bound up in the heart of a child, but the rod of discipline will drive it far from him.

  • Prov 15:10
    71%

    10Severe discipline is for the one who abandons the way; the one who hates reproof will die.

  • Prov 16:22
    71%

    22Insight is like a life-giving fountain to the one who possesses it, but folly leads to the discipline of fools.

  • Prov 1:7
    71%

    7Introduction to the Theme of the Book Fearing the LORD is the beginning of discernment, but fools have despised wisdom and moral instruction.

  • Prov 14:15
    71%

    15A naive person will believe anything, but the shrewd person discerns his steps.