[ 1 minutes to read ][C]hapter 13 continues the first section of the Proverbs of Solomon. The proverbs in this chapter mainly have a two-line antithetical structure. The proverbs in this chapter touch on words,…
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Proverbs 9:12
[ 1 minutes to read ]If thou be wise, thou shalt be wise for thyself: but if thou scornest, thou alone shalt bear it. – Proverbs 9:12 [V]erse 12 concludes the section on the two…
Proverbs 9:8
[ 1 minutes to read ]Reprove not a scorner, lest he hate thee: rebuke a wise man, and he will love thee. – Proverbs 9:8 [S]ince scorners only respond to wisdom with mockery and abuse,…
Proverbs 9:7
[ 1 minutes to read ]He that reproveth a scorner getteth to himself shame: and he that rebuketh a wicked man getteth himself a blot. – Proverbs 9:7 [V]erses 7-12 give the two responses to…