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Proverbs 19:25

New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures (Study Edition)
- 25 Strike the ridiculer,+ so that the inexperienced one may become shrewd,+
  And reprove the understanding one, so that he will increase in knowledge.+

Proverbs 19:25

New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures
- 25 Strike the ridiculer,+ so that the inexperienced one may become shrewd,+
  And reprove the understanding one, so that he will increase in knowledge.+

Proverbs 19:25

The Bible in Living English
- 25 You give a cynic a beating, and a simpleton grows shrewder; one admonishes a man of sense, and he sees the point.

Proverbs 19:25

American Standard Version
- 25 Smite a scoffer, and the simple will learn prudence; And reprove one that hath understanding, and he will understand knowledge.

Proverbs 19:25

The Emphasized Bible
- 25 The scoffer thou shalt smite and the simple will beware, But correct a man of intelligence—he will understand teaching.

Proverbs 19:25

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