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

8Those who plant injustice will harvest disaster, and their reign of terror will come to an end. 9Blessed are those who are generous, because they feed the poor. Throw out the mocker, and fighting goes, too. Quarrels and insults will disappear. 11Whoever loves a pure heart and gracious speech will have the king as a friend. 12The Lord preserves those with knowledge, but he ruins the plans of the treacherous.

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 21:24Mockers are proud and haughty; they act with boundless arrogance.
• Proverbs 26:20Fire goes out without wood, and quarrels disappear when gossip stops.
• Genesis 21:9But Sarah saw Ishmael—the son of Abraham and her Egyptian servant Hagar—making fun of her son, Isaac.
• Nehemiah 4:1Sanballat was very angry when he learned that we were rebuilding the wall. He flew into a rage and mocked the Jews,
• Nehemiah 13:28One of the sons of Joiada son of Eliashib the high priest had married a daughter of Sanballat the Horonite, so I banished him from my presence.
• Psalms 101:5I will not tolerate people who slander their neighbors. I will not endure conceit and pride.
• Matthew 18:17If the person still refuses to listen, take your case to the church. Then if he or she won’t accept the church’s decision, treat that person as a pagan or a corrupt tax collector.
• 1 Corinthians 5:5Then you must throw this man out and hand him over to Satan so that his sinful nature will be destroyed and he himself will be saved on the day the Lord returns.

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