Proverbs 22:10

Proverbs 22:10 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Cast out the scorner, and contention shall go out; yea, strife and reproach shall cease.
• New International Version (NIV)Drive out the mocker, and out goes strife; quarrels and insults are ended.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Cast out the scoffer, and contention will leave; Yes, strife and reproach will cease.
• New Living Translation (NLT)Throw out the mocker, and fighting goes, too. Quarrels and insults will disappear.

Context of Proverbs 22:10

8Whoever sows injustice will reap calamity, and the rod of his fury will fail. 9Whoever has a bountiful eye will be blessed, for he shares his bread with the poor. Drive out a scoffer, and strife will go out, and quarreling and abuse will cease. 11He who loves purity of heart, and whose speech is gracious, will have the king as his friend. 12The eyes of the Lord keep watch over knowledge, but he overthrows the words of the traitor.

Proverbs 22:10 word by word

גָּ֣רֵֽשׁ לֵ֭ץ וְיֵצֵ֣א מָד֑וֹן וְ֝יִשְׁבֹּ֗ת דִּ֣ין וְקָלֽוֹן׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Cast outגָּרַשׁgârash · to drive out: drive outH1644
• the scornerלִיץlûts · to mockH3887
• and contentionמָדוֹןmâdôn · strifeH4066
• shall go outיָצָאyâtsâ' · to come out: comeH3318
• yea, strifeדִּיןdîyn dûn · judgmentH1779
• and reproachקָלוֹןqâlôn · dishonorH7036
• shall ceaseשָׁבַתshâbath · to ceaseH7673

Cross-references for Proverbs 22:10

• Proverbs 21:24"Scoffer" is the name of the arrogant, haughty man who acts with arrogant pride.
• Proverbs 26:20For lack of wood the fire goes out, and where there is no whisperer, quarreling ceases.
• Genesis 21:9But Sarah saw the son of Hagar the Egyptian, whom she had borne to Abraham, laughing.
• Nehemiah 4:1Now when Sanballat heard that we were building the wall, he was angry and greatly enraged, and he jeered at the Jews.
• Nehemiah 13:28And one of the sons of Jehoiada, the son of Eliashib the high priest, was the son-in-law of Sanballat the Horonite. Therefore I chased him from me.
• Psalms 101:5Whoever slanders his neighbor secretly I will destroy. Whoever has a haughty look and an arrogant heart I will not endure.
• Matthew 18:17If he refuses to listen to them, tell it to the church. And if he refuses to listen even to the church, let him be to you as a Gentile and a tax collector.
• 1 Corinthians 5:5you are to deliver this man to Satan for the destruction of the flesh, so that his spirit may be saved in the day of the Lord.

Commentaries on Proverbs 22:10

• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 10Verse 10 Profane scoffers and revilers disturb the peace.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1010. Cast out--or drive away. Scorners foster strife by taunts and revilings.Read the comment

Topics related to Proverbs 22:10

• Company
• Scoffing
• Strife

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Commentaries on Proverbs 22

• 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
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings