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Proverbs 22:10 Cross-References
Explore 10 cross-references for Proverbs 22:10 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Proverbs chapter 22 verse 10 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“Cast out the scorner, and contention shall go out; yea, strife and reproach shall cease.”
Proverbs 22:10 (KJV)
Commentary on Proverbs 22:10
Removing the 'scorner' (mocker of wisdom) from the community eliminates a source of 'contention' (strife, conflict). His departure brings peace: 'yea, strife and reproach shall cease.' The scorner doesn't merely hold wrong opinions but actively sows discord and mocks righteousness. Such people poison communities through cynicism, criticism, and contempt. Sometimes peace requires exclusion of those who persistently generate conflict. Church discipline and social boundaries serve this function—protecting communities from toxic influence. This isn't hatred but necessary protection. The body's hea...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Proverbs 22:10
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“God judges. Put away the wicked man from among yourselves.{Deuteronomy 17:7; 19:19; 21:21; 22:21; 24:7}”
“a quarrel dies down.”
“Whoso privily slandereth his neighbour”
“whom she had borne to Abraham”
“that the spirit may be saved in the day of the Lord Jesus.”
“scoffer is his name; he works in the arrogance of pride.”
“he was angry”
“the son of Eliashib the high priest”
“and his mouth invites beatings.”
“tell it to the assembly. If he refuses to hear the assembly also”