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Penalties are prepared for scoffers, And beatings for the backs of fools.
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Judgment is Inevitable
Commentators stress that judgment for those who mock God and wisdom is not a possibility but a certainty. Matthew Henry notes that human unbelief cannot nullify God's promised consequences. The verse serves as a solemn reminder that justice is an integral part of God's character and will be enacted.
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19th Century
Anglican
Judgments are prepared for scorners. —(Compare to Proverbs 19:25.)
Fools.— See above on Proverbs 1:22.
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Judgments are prepared for scorners Either by the civil magistrate, or by the Lord, and indeed by both; and if they miss …
Presbyterian
Human unbelief shall not make God's threats ineffective. Christ himself, when bearing sins not his own, was not spared. Justice and judgment took h…
