Proverbs 22:10
8 He who sows injustice will reap disaster, and the rod of his fury will be destroyed.
9 A generous man will be blessed, for he shares his bread with the poor.
Drive out the mocker, and conflict will depart; even quarreling and insults will cease.
11 He who loves a pure heart and gracious lips will have the king for a friend.
12 The LORD’s eyes keep watch over knowledge, but He frustrates the words of the faithless.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- Drive out the mocker, and conflict will depart; even quarreling and insults will cease.
- KJV
- Cast out the scorner, and contention shall go out; yea, strife and reproach shall cease.
- WEB
- Drive out the mocker, and strife will go out; yes, quarrels and insults will stop.
- ASV
- Cast out the scoffer, and contention will go out; Yea, strife and ignominy will cease.
- DARBY
- Cast out the scorner, and contention will depart, and strife and ignominy shall cease.
- BLB
- Drive out the one mocking, and quarreling will go out, and strife and shame will cease.
- ÅB
- Jag spotteren bort! Så går tretten med, og kiv og skam hører opp.
- OTB
- Driv ut spotteren, så vil striden forsvinne; krangler og fornærmelser vil opphøre.
- B1930
- Jag spotteren bort! Så går tretten med, og kiv og skam hører op.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
1 Corinthians 5:5–6
hand this man over to Satan for the destruction of the flesh, so that his spirit may be saved on the Day of the Lord.
Read in contextProverbs 26:20–21
Without wood, a fire goes out; without gossip, a conflict ceases.
Read in context1 Corinthians 5:13
God will judge those outside. “Expel the wicked man from among you.”
Read in contextPsalms 101:5
Whoever slanders his neighbor in secret, I will put to silence; the one with haughty eyes and a proud heart, I will not endure.
Read in contextNehemiah 13:28
Even one of the sons of Jehoiada son of Eliashib the high priest had become a son-in-law to Sanballat the Horonite. Therefore I drove him away from me.
Read in contextGenesis 21:9–10
But Sarah saw that the son whom Hagar the Egyptian had borne to Abraham was mocking her son,
Read in contextMatthew 18:17
If he refuses to listen to them, tell it to the church. And if he refuses to listen even to the church, regard him as you would a pagan or a tax collector.
Read in contextProverbs 18:6
A fool’s lips bring him strife, and his mouth invites a beating.
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