scorner
noun
In Jewish tradition
In Proverbs the scorner is a proud person who refuses correction and mocks wisdom.
Interpretation. Proverbs is read as saying God pays back the scornful in kind but gives grace to the humble.
Meaning
A person who treats others or serious things with contempt. tree →
Examples
- Judgments are prepared for scorners, and stripes for the back of fools. (Writings PRO.19.29, JPS 1917) tree →
- And how long will scorners delight them in scorning, and fools hate knowledge? (Writings PRO.1.22, JPS 1917) tree →
- If it concerneth the scorners, He scorneth them, but unto the humble He giveth grace. (Writings PRO.3.34, JPS 1917) tree →
Note
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On Mova
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