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Proverbs 21:24
24If you are proud, people will call you ‘Boaster’, because you think that you are better than all other people.
Proverbs 21:24 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Proud and haughty scorner is his name, who dealeth in proud wrath.
- New International Version (NIV)The proud and arrogant person—“Mocker” is his name— behaves with insolent fury.
- English Standard Version (ESV)"Scoffer" is the name of the arrogant, haughty man who acts with arrogant pride.
- New King James Version (NKJV)A proud and haughty man— “Scoffer” is his name; He acts with arrogant pride.
Context of Proverbs 21:24
22A wise person can win against a city that is full of strong men. He can destroy the strong place that they trust to keep them safe. 23If you want to keep away from trouble, always be careful about what you say. If you are proud, people will call you ‘Boaster’, because you think that you are better than all other people. 25Lazy people want many things but they refuse to work, so they are killing themselves. 26They think only about more things that they want for themselves. But righteous people are happy to give their things to other people.
Read all of Proverbs 21Proverbs 21:24 word by word
זֵ֣ד יָ֭הִיר לֵ֣ץ שְׁמ֑וֹ ע֝וֹשֶׂ֗ה בְּעֶבְרַ֥ת זָדֽוֹן׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Proverbs 21:24
- Proverbs 6:17Eyes that show how proud a person is. A mouth that speaks lies. Hands that kill people who have done nothing wrong.
- Proverbs 16:18If you are proud, you will soon come to an end. Anyone who boasts will soon fall down.
- Proverbs 18:12If you become proud, something will soon destroy you. But if you are humble, you will soon receive honour.
- Proverbs 19:29People who laugh at what is right will receive their punishment. Fools will be beaten, as they deserve.
- Esther 3:5When Haman realized that Mordecai would not give him honour, he became very angry.
- Ecclesiastes 7:8If you finish some work, that is better than to start something new. It is better to be patient than to be proud.
- Matthew 2:16When the wise men did not return to Herod, he was very angry. He knew that they had deceived him. So he sent his men to Bethlehem. He said to them, ‘Kill all the baby boys in Bethlehem. Kill the boys who live near there too. Kill all the boys who are two years old or younger than that.’ The wise men had told Herod how long ago they had first seen the special star. So he decided to kill the baby boys of that age.
Commentaries on Proverbs 21:24
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 24Verse 24 Pride and haughtiness make men passionate; such continually deal in wrath, as if it were their trade to be angry.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 24Mocker: See Proverbs 1:25–27 and 9:7–9. Also, see study note on Proverbs 1:22.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2424. The reproachful name is deserved by those who treat others with anger and contempt.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Proverbs 21
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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