29Penalties are prepared for mockers, and beatings for the backs of fools.


In Context

26 He who robs his father and drives out his mother is a son who brings shame and disgrace.

27 Stop listening to instruction, my son, and you will stray from the words of knowledge.

28 A corrupt witness mocks at justice, and the mouth of the wicked gulps down evil.

29 Penalties are prepared for mockers, and beatings for the backs of fools.

Proverbs 19:29 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

19:29Judgments are prepared for scorners, and stripes for the back of fools.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

19:29Judgments are prepared for scorners: and striking hammers for the bodies of fools.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

19:29Judgments are prepared for scoffers, And stripes for the back of fools.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

19:29Judgments are prepared for scorners, and stripes for the back of the foolish.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

19:29Judgments are prepared for scorners, and stripes for the back of fools.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

19:29Judgments are prepared for scorners, and stripes for the back of fools.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

19:29Penalties are prepared for scoffers, and beatings for the backs of fools.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

19:29Judgments have been prepared for scorners, And stripes for the back of fools!

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

19:29Judgments are prepared for scorners, and stripes for the back of fools.