Proverbs 21:24

24 The proud, haughty one: "scoffer" [is] his name; he acts with arrogance of 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 To a city of warriors, the wise ascends, and he will bring down the stronghold--its object of trust.

23 He who guards his mouth and his tongue, he guards his life from danger.

24 The proud, haughty one: "scoffer" [is] his name; he acts with arrogance of pride.

25 The craving of a lazy person will kill him, for his hands refuse to work.

26 {All day} he craves a craving, but the righteous will give and not hold back.