Proverbs 21:24

24 "Scoffer" is the name of the proud, haughty man who acts with arrogant pride.

Proverbs 21:24 Meaning and Commentary

Proverbs 21:24

Proud [and] haughty scorner [is] his name
He shall be called a proud fool, a haughty fellow, a scornful blockhead; he shall get himself an ill name, and be treated with contempt; who dealeth in proud wrath;
whose pride shows itself in wrathful expressions and actions; who is proud and passionate in all his dealings with men, and who as it were makes a trade of pride and passion: to none is this character more applicable than to antichrist, the man of sin, that sits in the seat of the scornful; exalts himself above all that is called God, has a mouth speaking blasphemies, and a look more stout than his fellows, and deals in proud wrath against the saints of the most High.

Proverbs 21:24 In-Context

22 A wise man scales the city of the mighty and brings down the stronghold in which they trust.
23 He who keeps his mouth and his tongue keeps himself out of trouble.
24 "Scoffer" is the name of the proud, haughty man who acts with arrogant pride.
25 The desire of the sluggard kills him for his hands refuse to labor.
26 All day long the wicked covets, but the righteous gives and does not hold back.
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