Proverbs 21:24

Proverbs · Old Testament · Chapter 21

“Proud and haughty scorner is his name, who dealeth in proud wrath.”Proverbs 21:24

What Does Proverbs 21:24 Mean?

Proverbs 21:24 is found in the book of Proverbs, chapter 21, verse 24 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.

Cross-References (20)

These passages are connected to Proverbs 21:24 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.

Proverbs 22:24“Make no friendship with an angry man; and with a furious man thou shalt not go:”Proverbs 3:34“Surely he scorneth the scorners: but he giveth grace unto the lowly.”Proverbs 28:25“He that is of a proud heart stirreth up strife: but he that putteth his trust in the LORD shall be made fat.”Psalms 1:1“Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful.”1 Samuel 20:30“Then Saul’s anger was kindled against Jonathan, and he said unto him, Thou son of the perverse rebellious woman, do not I know that thou hast chosen the son of Jesse to thine own confusion, and unto the confusion of thy mother’s nakedness?”Proverbs 22:10“Cast out the scorner, and contention shall go out; yea, strife and reproach shall cease.”Ecclesiastes 7:8“Better is the end of a thing than the beginning thereof: and the patient in spirit is better than the proud in spirit.”Daniel 3:19“Then was Nebuchadnezzar full of fury, and the form of his visage was changed against Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego: therefore he spake, and commanded that they should heat the furnace one seven times more than it was wont to be heated.”Esther 3:5“And when Haman saw that Mordecai bowed not, nor did him reverence, then was Haman full of wrath.”Proverbs 1:22“How long, ye simple ones, will ye love simplicity? and the scorners delight in their scorning, and fools hate knowledge?”Proverbs 18:12“Before destruction the heart of man is haughty, and before honour is humility.”Proverbs 19:29“Judgments are prepared for scorners, and stripes for the back of fools.”Proverbs 20:3“It is an honour for a man to cease from strife: but every fool will be meddling.”Matthew 2:16“Then Herod, when he saw that he was mocked of the wise men, was exceeding wroth, and sent forth, and slew all the children that were in Bethlehem, and in all the coasts thereof, from two years old and under, according to the time which he had diligently enquired of the wise men.”Proverbs 6:17“A proud look, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood,”Proverbs 13:10“Only by pride cometh contention: but with the well advised is wisdom.”Proverbs 13:16“Every prudent man dealeth with knowledge: but a fool layeth open his folly.”Proverbs 14:3“In the mouth of the foolish is a rod of pride: but the lips of the wise shall preserve them.”Proverbs 16:18“Pride goeth before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a fall.”Isaiah 16:6“We have heard of the pride of Moab; he is very proud: even of his haughtiness, and his pride, and his wrath: but his lies shall not be so.”

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