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Proverbs 21:24

in Proverbs 21

Mocker is the name of the proud and arrogant man—of him who acts with excessive pride.

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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾

ASV

The proud and haughty man, scoffer is his name; He worketh in the arrogance of pride.

KJV

Proud and haughty scorner is his name, who dealeth in proud wrath.

This verse in Proverbs 21

Commentary

2 notes on this verse

This site's exposition

Mocker is the name of the proud

on Proverbs 21:24-26

"Mocker is the name of the proud and arrogant man," his conduct having named him. "The craving of the slacker kills him because his hands refuse to work." All day long he covets more, "but the righteous give without restraint," wanting without working set beside giving without counting the cost.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

Proud and haughty scorner is his name,....

The words behind it

7 Hebrew words

Every Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.

A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.

The walk

8 stops

Each card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.

  • Through

    Psalms 1:1

    Blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked, or set foot on the path of sinners, or sit in the seat of mockers.

    it leads to

    • Psalms 26:4–5

      I do not sit with deceitful men, nor keep company with hypocrites.

    • Proverbs 4:14–15

      Do not set foot on the path of the wicked or walk in the way of evildoers.

    • Proverbs 13:20

      He who walks with the wise will become wise, but the companion of fools will be destroyed.

    • Psalms 119:1–2

      Blessed are those whose way is blameless, who walk in the Law of the LORD.

    • Jeremiah 15:17

      I never sat with the band of revelers, nor did I celebrate with them. Because Your hand was on me, I sat alone, for You have filled me with indignation.

  • Through

    Proverbs 18:12

    Before his downfall a man’s heart is proud, but humility comes before honor.

    it leads to

    • Proverbs 15:33

      The fear of the LORD is the instruction of wisdom, and humility comes before honor.

    • 1 Peter 5:5

      Young men, in the same way, submit yourselves to your elders. And all of you, clothe yourselves with humility toward one another, because, “God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble.”

    • Proverbs 11:2

      When pride comes, disgrace follows, but with humility comes wisdom.

Where this verse is studied

About Proverbs

The Judgment of Solomon, Gustave Doré, 1866. Public domain.
The Judgment of Solomon, Gustave Doré, 1866. Public domain.

This page draws on John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.