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 Cesse, mon fils, d’écouter l’instruction, Si c’est pour t’éloigner des paroles de la science.

28 Un témoin pervers se moque de la justice, Et la bouche des méchants dévore l’iniquité.

29 Les châtiments sont prêts pour les moqueurs, Et les coups pour le dos des insensés.

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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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