Judgments are prepared for mockers, and beatings for the backs of fools.
A whip for the horse, a bridle for the donkey, and a rod for the backs of fools!
Wisdom is found on the lips of the discerning, but a rod is for the back of him who lacks judgment.
If you are wise, you are wise to your own advantage; but if you scoff, you alone will bear the consequences.
Most importantly, you must understand that in the last days scoffers will come, scoffing and following their own evil de
Watch out, then, that what was spoken by the prophets does not happen to you:
A fool’s lips bring him strife, and his mouth invites a beating.
He mocks the mockers, but gives grace to the humble.
A rebuke cuts into a man of discernment deeper than a hundred lashes cut into a fool.
For the Lord disciplines the one He loves, and He chastises every son He receives.”
So now, do not mock, or your shackles will become heavier. Indeed, I have heard from the Lord GOD of Hosts a decree of d
For the ruthless will vanish, the mockers will disappear, and all who look for evil will be cut down—
He follows her on impulse, like an ox going to the slaughter, like a deer bounding into a trap,