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.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Drive out a scoffer, and strife will go out, and quarreling and abuse will cease.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Cast out the scoffer, and contention will leave; Yes, strife and reproach will cease.

Context of Proverbs 22:10

8Whoever plants injustice will harvest trouble, and this weapon of his own fury will be destroyed. 9Whoever is generous will be blessed because he has shared his food with the poor. Drive out a mocker, and conflict will leave. Quarreling and abuse will stop. 11Whoever loves a pure heart and whoever speaks graciously has a king as his friend. 12The Lord’s eyes watch over knowledge, but he overturns the words of a treacherous person.

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 21:24An arrogant, conceited person is called a mocker. His arrogance knows no limits.
• Proverbs 26:20Without wood a fire goes out, and without gossip a quarrel dies down.
• Genesis 21:9Sarah saw that Abraham’s son by Hagar the Egyptian was laughing at Isaac.
• Nehemiah 4:1When Sanballat heard we were rebuilding the wall, he became enraged and made fun of the Jews.
• Nehemiah 13:28Even one of Joiada’s sons was a son-in-law of Sanballat from Beth Horon. (Joiada was the son of the chief priest Eliashib.) I chased Joiada’s son away from me.
• Psalms 101:5I will destroy anyone who secretly slanders his neighbor. I will not tolerate anyone with a conceited look or arrogant heart.
• Matthew 18:17If he ignores these witnesses, tell it to the community of believers. If he also ignores the community, deal with him as you would a heathen or a tax collector.
• 1 Corinthians 5:5hand such a person over to Satan to destroy his corrupt nature so that his spiritual nature may be saved on 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