Proverbs 22:10
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Proverbs 22:10 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Proverbs 22:10 is a verse from the book of Proverbs in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Cast out the scorner, and contention shall go out; yea, strife and reproach shall cease." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Proverbs 22:10 — KJV
“Cast out the scorner, and contention shall go out; yea, strife and reproach shall cease.”
— Proverbs 22:10 (KJV)
Proverbs 22:10 in Context — About the Book of Proverbs
Proverbs is distilled wisdom for ordinary decisions — money, words, work, friendship, marriage, anger, and the tongue. Its premise is simple: the fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom. Thirty-one chapters make it the classic one-chapter-a-day book for praying through daily choices.
Cross-References for Proverbs 22:10
“This twenty years have I been with thee; thy ewes and thy she goats have not cast their young, and the rams of thy flock have I not eaten.”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 22:10: cast, yea
“For I will cast out the nations before thee, and enlarge thy borders: neither shall any man desire thy land, when thou shalt go up to appear before the LORD thy God thrice in the year.”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 22:10: cast, yea
“And from the age of fifty years they shall cease waiting upon the service thereof, and shall serve no more: cease...: Heb. return from the warfare of the service”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 22:10: yea, cease
“And the manna ceased on the morrow after they had eaten of the old corn of the land; neither had the children of Israel manna any more; but they did eat of the fruit of the land of Canaan that year.”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 22:10: yea, cease
“But he walked in the way of the kings of Israel, yea, and made his son to pass through the fire, according to the abominations of the heathen, whom the LORD cast out from before the children of Israel.”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 22:10: cast, yea
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