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- Verse 10
Proverbs 22:10
Cast out the scorner, and contention shall go out; yea, strife and reproach shall cease.
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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771
Gill's Exposition
Cast out the scorner,.... That makes a mock at sin, a jest at religion, and scoffs at all good men, and everything serious and spiritual; cast such an one out of all company and conversation; out of…
Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714
Matthew Henry
See here, 1. What the scorner does. It is implied that he sows discord and makes mischief wherever he comes. Much of the strife and contention which disturb the peace of all societies is owing to the…
Academic commentary, 1882–1921
Cambridge Bible
Cast out The gloss of the LXX. illustrates the meaning of the proverb:
"Cast out of the assembly the scorner, and strife will go out with him,
For while he remains in the assembly he insults every…
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