Parallel Verses
NET Bible
A proud and arrogant person, whose name is "Scoffer," acts with overbearing pride.
New American Standard Bible
Who acts with
King James Version
Proud and haughty scorner is his name, who dealeth in proud wrath.
Holman Bible
acts with excessive pride.
International Standard Version
The names "Proud," "Arrogant," and "Mocker" fit whoever acts with presumptuous conceit.
A Conservative Version
The proud and haughty man, scoffer is his name. He works in the arrogance of pride.
American Standard Version
The proud and haughty man, scoffer is his name; He worketh in the arrogance of pride.
Amplified
“Proud,” “Haughty,” “Scoffer,” are his names
Who acts with overbearing and insolent pride.
Bible in Basic English
The man of pride, lifted up in soul, is named high-hearted; he is acting in an outburst of pride.
Darby Translation
Proud, arrogant, scorner is his name who dealeth in proud wrath.
Julia Smith Translation
Proud, arrogant, mocking, is his name doing in the wrath of pride.
King James 2000
Proud and haughty scoffer is his name, who deals in arrogant pride.
Lexham Expanded Bible
The proud, haughty one: "scoffer" [is] his name; he acts with arrogance of pride.
Modern King James verseion
Proud, haughty scorner is his name, he who deals in proud wrath.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
He that is proud and presumptuous, is called a scornful man, which in wrath dare work maliciously.
New Heart English Bible
The proud and haughty man, "scoffer" is his name; he works in the arrogance of pride.
The Emphasized Bible
A haughty insolent one - Scoffer is his name, is he that acteth in a transport of pride.
Webster
Proud and haughty scorner is his name, who dealeth in proud wrath.
World English Bible
The proud and haughty man, "scoffer" is his name; he works in the arrogance of pride.
Youngs Literal Translation
Proud, haughty, scorner is his name, Who is working in the wrath of pride.
Themes
Anger » Connected with » Pride
Pride/arrogance » Who is proud
Scorning and mocking » Those who are addicted to » Are proud and haughty
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Proverbs 21:24
Verse Info
Context Readings
Proverbs Of Solomon
23 The one who guards his mouth and his tongue keeps his life from troubles. 24 A proud and arrogant person, whose name is "Scoffer," acts with overbearing pride. 25 What the sluggard desires will kill him, for his hands refuse to work.
Phrases
Cross References
Psalm 1:1
How blessed is the one who does not follow the advice of the wicked, or stand in the pathway with sinners, or sit in the assembly of scoffers!
Proverbs 1:22
"How long will you simpletons love naivet?? How long will mockers delight in mockery and fools hate knowledge?
Esther 3:5-6
When Haman saw that Mordecai was not bowing or paying homage to him, he was filled with rage.
Proverbs 6:17
haughty eyes, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood,
Proverbs 16:18
Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.
Proverbs 18:12
Before destruction the heart of a person is proud, but humility comes before honor.
Proverbs 19:29
Judgments are prepared for scorners, and floggings for the backs of fools.
Ecclesiastes 7:8-9
The end of a matter is better than its beginning; likewise, patience is better than pride.
Isaiah 16:6
We have heard about Moab's pride, their great arrogance, their boasting, pride, and excess. But their boastful claims are empty!
Jeremiah 48:29
I have heard how proud the people of Moab are, I know how haughty they are. I have heard how arrogant, proud, and haughty they are, what a high opinion they have of themselves.
Matthew 2:16
When Herod saw that he had been tricked by the wise men, he became enraged. He sent men to kill all the children in Bethlehem and throughout the surrounding region from the age of two and under, according to the time he had learned from the wise men.