Proverbs 19:29 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“Judgments are prepared for scorners, and stripes for the back of fools. ”

Proverbs 19:29 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Proverbs 19:29 in 6 Bible Translations

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Proverbs 19:29 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Penalties are prepared for scoffers, and beatings for the backs of fools.”

Proverbs 19:29 — World English Bible

Proverbs 19:29 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“Judgments are prepared for scoffers, And stripes for the back of fools. ”

Proverbs 19:29 — American Standard Version

Proverbs 19:29 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“Judgments have been prepared for scorners, And stripes for the back of fools!”

Proverbs 19:29 — Young's Literal Translation

Proverbs 19:29 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“Judgments are prepared for scorners, and stripes for the back of the foolish. ”

Proverbs 19:29 — Darby Translation

Proverbs 19:29 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“But iudgements are prepared for the scorners, and stripes for the backe of the fooles. ”

Proverbs 19:29 — Geneva Bible

Proverbs 19:29 in Context — Proverbs 19

27 Cease, my son, to hear the instruction that causeth to err from the words of knowledge.

28 An ungodly witness scorneth judgment: and the mouth of the wicked devoureth iniquity.

29 Judgments are prepared for scorners, and stripes for the back of fools.

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What Does Proverbs 19:29 Mean?

Proverbs 19:29 is a verse from the Book of Proverbs, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Proverbs chapter 19. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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