OLD TESTAMENT

Proverbs 19:25

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25

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

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Verse 25. Wicked. Hebrew “scoffer.” Chastisements have always some good effect either on the sufferer, or on the spectators, who will be cautioned not to imitate what is wrong.

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