Proverbs 21:24

Proverbs 21:24 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Proud and haughty scorner is his name, who dealeth in proud wrath.
• 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.
• New Living Translation (NLT)Mockers are proud and haughty; they act with boundless arrogance.

Context of Proverbs 21:24

22One who is wise can go up against the city of the mighty and pull down the stronghold in which they trust. 23Those who guard their mouths and their tongues keep themselves from calamity. The proud and arrogant person—“Mocker” is his name— behaves with insolent fury. 25The craving of a sluggard will be the death of him, because his hands refuse to work. 26All day long he craves for more, but the righteous give without sparing.

Proverbs 21:24 word by word

זֵ֣ד יָ֭הִיר לֵ֣ץ שְׁמ֑וֹ ע֝וֹשֶׂ֗ה בְּעֶבְרַ֥ת זָדֽוֹן׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Proudזֵדzêd · arrogantH2086
• haughtyיָהִירyâhîyr · proudH3093
• scornerלִיץlûts · to mockH3887
• his nameשֵׁםshêm · nameH8034
• who dealethעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213
• in proudזָדוֹןzâdôn · arroganceH2087
• wrathעֶבְרָה‛ebrâh · furyH5678

Cross-references for Proverbs 21:24

• Proverbs 6:17haughty eyes, a lying tongue, hands that shed innocent blood,
• Proverbs 16:18Pride goes before destruction, a haughty spirit before a fall.
• Proverbs 18:12Before a downfall the heart is haughty, but humility comes before honor.
• Proverbs 19:29Penalties are prepared for mockers, and beatings for the backs of fools.
• Esther 3:5When Haman saw that Mordecai would not kneel down or pay him honor, he was enraged.
• Ecclesiastes 7:8The end of a matter is better than its beginning, and patience is better than pride.
• Matthew 2:16When Herod realized that he had been outwitted by the Magi, he was furious, and he gave orders to kill all the boys in Bethlehem and its vicinity who were two years old and under, in accordance with the time he had learned from the Magi.

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

Topics related to Proverbs 21:24

• Anger
• Pride
• Scoffing

In the dictionaries

• Mind
• Ponder
• Toss
• Presume; Presumptuous; Presumptuously
• Proverb
• Proverbs, the Book of
• haughty, lofty

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