Proverbs 19:25
Proverbs · Old Testament · Chapter 19
“Smite a scorner, and the simple will beware: and reprove one that hath understanding, and he will understand knowledge.”Proverbs 19:25
What Does Proverbs 19:25 Mean?
Proverbs 19:25 is found in the book of Proverbs, chapter 19, verse 25 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 12 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (12)
These passages are connected to Proverbs 19:25 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Proverbs 21:11“When the scorner is punished, the simple is made wise: and when the wise is instructed, he receiveth knowledge.”Psalms 141:5“Let the righteous smite me; it shall be a kindness: and let him reprove me; it shall be an excellent oil, which shall not break my head: for yet my prayer also shall be in their calamities.”Ephesians 5:11“And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove them.”Proverbs 20:30“The blueness of a wound cleanseth away evil: so do stripes the inward parts of the belly.”Proverbs 17:10“A reproof entereth more into a wise man than an hundred stripes into a fool.”Proverbs 15:5“A fool despiseth his father’s instruction: but he that regardeth reproof is prudent.”Revelation 3:19“As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten: be zealous therefore, and repent.”Proverbs 9:8“Reprove not a scorner, lest he hate thee: rebuke a wise man, and he will love thee.”Deuteronomy 13:11“And all Israel shall hear, and fear, and shall do no more any such wickedness as this is among you.”Deuteronomy 21:21“And all the men of his city shall stone him with stones, that he die: so shalt thou put evil away from among you; and all Israel shall hear, and fear.”Proverbs 7:7“And beheld among the simple ones, I discerned among the youths, a young man void of understanding,”Proverbs 26:3“A whip for the horse, a bridle for the ass, and a rod for the fool’s back.”
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