New King James Version
Proverbs 21:24
24A proud and haughty man— “Scoffer” is his name; He acts with arrogant pride.
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 Living Translation (NLT)Mockers are proud and haughty; they act with boundless arrogance.
Context of Proverbs 21:24
22A wise man scales the city of the mighty, And brings down the trusted stronghold. 23Whoever guards his mouth and tongue Keeps his soul from troubles. A proud and haughty man— “Scoffer” is his name; He acts with arrogant pride. 25The desire of the lazy man kills him, For his hands refuse to labor. 26He covets greedily all day long, But the righteous gives and does not spare.
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 6:17A proud look, A lying tongue, Hands that shed innocent blood,
- Proverbs 16:18Pride goes before destruction, And a haughty spirit before a fall.
- Proverbs 18:12Before destruction the heart of a man is haughty, And before honor is humility.
- Proverbs 19:29Judgments are prepared for scoffers, And beatings for the backs of fools.
- Esther 3:5When Haman saw that Mordecai did not bow or pay him homage, Haman was filled with wrath.
- Ecclesiastes 7:8The end of a thing is better than its beginning; The patient in spirit is better than the proud in spirit.
- Matthew 2:16Then Herod, when he saw that he was deceived by the wise men, was exceedingly angry; and he sent forth and put to death all the male children who were in Bethlehem and in all its districts, from two years old and under, according to the time which he had determined from the wise men.
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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