Proverbs 19:29
Judgments are prepared for scorners, And stripes for the back of fools.
In context
26 He that wasteth his father, and chaseth away his mother, Is a son that causeth shame, and bringeth reproach. 27 Cease, my son, to hear the instruction That causeth to err from the words of knowledge. 28 An ungodly witness scorneth judgment: And the mouth of the wicked devoureth iniquity. 29 Judgments are prepared for scorners, And stripes for the back of fools.
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- NIV New International Version
— Proverbs 19:29 in the NIV
Penalties are prepared for mockers, and beatings for the backs of fools.
- ESV English Standard Version
— Proverbs 19:29 in the ESV
Condemnation is ready for scoffers, and beating for the backs of fools.