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Edwin Elisha James is an Evangelist whose commitment to preach wherever the Lord leads him has fructified in bringing hundreds of souls to the Lord - a dream and a desire that he has harboured for the longest time!

Saturday, March 24, 2012

Facts about Scorners…Part 1


They delight in mocking

Proverbs 1:22  

“How long will you simple ones love your simple ways? How long will mockers delight in mockery and fools hate knowledge?

They hate reproof

Proverbs 9:7-8  

7 “Whoever corrects a mocker invites insult; whoever rebukes a wicked man incurs abuse.

8 Do not rebuke a mocker or he will hate you; rebuke a wise man and he will love you.

Proverbs 13:1  

A wise son heeds his father's instruction, but a mocker does not listen to rebuke.

Proverbs 15:12  

A mocker resents correction; he will not consult the wise.

Reject knowledge and wisdom

Proverbs 14:6

The mocker seeks wisdom and finds none, but knowledge comes easily to the discerning.

Set wrong examples

Proverbs 19:25  

Flog a mocker, and the simple will learn prudence; rebuke a discerning man, and he will gain knowledge.

Proverbs 21:11  

When a mocker is punished, the simple gain wisdom; when a wise man is instructed, he gets knowledge.

Judgment prepared for them

Proverbs 19:29  

Penalties are prepared for mockers and beatings for the backs of fools.

Are proud and haughty

Proverbs 21:24  

The proud and arrogant man—“Mocker” is his name; he behaves with overweening pride.




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