Proverbs 9:12
Proverbs · Old Testament · Chapter 9
“If thou be wise, thou shalt be wise for thyself: but if thou scornest, thou alone shalt bear it.”Proverbs 9:12
What Does Proverbs 9:12 Mean?
Proverbs 9:12 is found in the book of Proverbs, chapter 9, verse 12 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 17 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (17)
These passages are connected to Proverbs 9:12 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
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.”Proverbs 3:34“Surely he scorneth the scorners: but he giveth grace unto the lowly.”Job 22:2“Can a man be profitable unto God, as he that is wise may be profitable unto himself?”Job 5:27“Lo this, we have searched it, so it is; hear it, and know thou it for thy good.”Job 35:7“If thou be righteous, what givest thou him? or what receiveth he of thine hand?”Ezekiel 18:20“The soul that sinneth, it shall die. The son shall not bear the iniquity of the father, neither shall the father bear the iniquity of the son: the righteousness of the righteous shall be upon him, and the wickedness of the wicked shall be upon him.”2 Peter 3:3“Knowing this first, that there shall come in the last days scoffers, walking after their own lusts,”Job 22:21“Acquaint now thyself with him, and be at peace: thereby good shall come unto thee.”Proverbs 19:29“Judgments are prepared for scorners, and stripes for the back of fools.”Job 19:4“And be it indeed that I have erred, mine error remaineth with myself.”Proverbs 16:26“He that laboureth laboureth for himself; for his mouth craveth it of him.”Deuteronomy 6:24“And the LORD commanded us to do all these statutes, to fear the LORD our God, for our good always, that he might preserve us alive, as it is at this day.”Job 35:6“If thou sinnest, what doest thou against him? or if thy transgressions be multiplied, what doest thou unto him?”Isaiah 28:22“Now therefore be ye not mockers, lest your bands be made strong: for I have heard from the Lord GOD of hosts a consumption, even determined upon the whole earth.”Zechariah 12:14“All the families that remain, every family apart, and their wives apart.”2 Peter 3:16“As also in all his epistles, speaking in them of these things; in which are some things hard to be understood, which they that are unlearned and unstable wrest, as they do also the other scriptures, unto their own destruction.”Deuteronomy 10:13“To keep the commandments of the LORD, and his statutes, which I command thee this day for thy good?”
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