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Proverbs 19:29

World English Bible

Penalties are prepared for scoffers,
and beatings for the backs of fools.

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Proverbs 19:29 in other translations

Judgments are prepared for scoffers, And stripes for the back of fools.

Proverbs 19:29 · American Standard Version

Proverbs 19:29 in context

  1. 27If you stop listening to instruction, my son,
    you will stray from the words of knowledge.
  2. 28A corrupt witness mocks justice,
    and the mouth of the wicked gulps down iniquity.
  3. 29Penalties are prepared for scoffers,
    and beatings for the backs of fools.