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Proverbs 19:29
Penalties are prepared for scoffers, and beatings for the backs of fools.
Proverbs 19:29 · World English Bible
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Proverbs 19:29 in other translations
Judgments are prepared for scorners, and stripes for the back of fools.
Judgments are prepared for mockers, and beatings for the backs of fools.
Penalties are prepared for scoffers, and beatings for the backs of fools.
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In context
26 He who robs his father and drives away his mother is a son who causes shame and brings reproach.
27 If you stop listening to instruction, my son, you will stray from the words of knowledge.
28 A corrupt witness mocks justice, and the mouth of the wicked gulps down iniquity.
29 Penalties are prepared for scoffers, and beatings for the backs of fools.
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