25The wicked man being; scourged, the fool shall be wiser: but if thou rebuke a wise man he will understand discipline.


In Context

22 A needy man is merciful: and better is the poor than the lying man.

23 The fear of the Lord is unto life: and he shall abide in fulness without being visited with evil.

24 The slothful hideth his hand under his armpit, and will not so much as bring it to his mouth.

25 The wicked man being; scourged, the fool shall be wiser: but if thou rebuke a wise man he will understand discipline.

26 He that afflicteth his father, and chaseth away his mother, is infamous and unhappy.

27 Cease not, O my son, to hear instruction, and be not ignorant of the words of knowledge.

Proverbs 19:25 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

19:25Smite a scorner, and the simple will beware: and reprove one that hath understanding, [and] he will understand knowledge.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

19:25Flog a mocker, and the simple will learn prudence; rebuke a discerning man, and he will gain knowledge.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

19:25Smite a scoffer, and the simple will learn prudence; And reprove one that hath understanding, and he will understand knowledge.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

19:25Smite a scorner, and the simple will beware; reprove the intelligent, and he will understand knowledge.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

19:25smite a scorner, and the simple will learn prudence: and reprove one that hath understanding, and he will understand knowledge.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

19:25Smite a scorner and the simple will beware: and reprove one that hath understanding, and he will understand knowledge.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

19:25Flog a scoffer, and the simple will learn prudence; rebuke one who has understanding, and he will gain knowledge.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

19:25A scorner smite, and the simple acts prudently, And give reproof to the intelligent, He understandeth knowledge.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

19:25Smite a scorner, and the simple will beware: and reprove one that has understanding, and he will understand knowledge.