Thematic Bible


Thematic Bible



Reprove not a scorner, lest he hate thee, Give reproof to the wise, and he loveth thee. Verse ConceptsReproofDespisersScoffersHating The RighteousHatehaterscriticismrebukingmockers


The instructor of a scorner Is receiving for it -- shame, And a reprover of the wicked -- his blemish. Reprove not a scorner, lest he hate thee, Give reproof to the wise, and he loveth thee. Give to the wise, and he is wiser still, Make known to the righteous, And he increaseth learning. read more.
The commencement of wisdom is the fear of Jehovah, And a knowledge of the Holy Ones is understanding.


Men of scorning ensnare a city, And the wise turn back anger. Verse ConceptsMockeryRidicule, Nature OfScoffersWorldly Snaresmockers



Therefore, hear a word of Jehovah, ye men of scorning, Ruling this people that is in Jerusalem. Because ye have said: 'We have made a covenant with death, And with Sheol we have made a provision, An overflowing scourge, when it passeth over, Doth not meet us, Though we have made a lie our refuge, And in falsehood have been hidden.'


A scorner hath sought wisdom, and it is not, And knowledge to the intelligent is easy. Verse ConceptsFools, Characteristics OfMockeryRidicule, Nature OfInfidelity To GodIntellectual KnowledgeValuing Knowledgemockers


The curse of Jehovah is in the house of the wicked. And the habitation of the righteous He blesseth. If the scorners He doth scorn, Yet to the humble He doth give grace.


The instructor of a scorner Is receiving for it -- shame, And a reprover of the wicked -- his blemish. Reprove not a scorner, lest he hate thee, Give reproof to the wise, and he loveth thee. Give to the wise, and he is wiser still, Make known to the righteous, And he increaseth learning. read more.
The commencement of wisdom is the fear of Jehovah, And a knowledge of the Holy Ones is understanding.