Proverbs 1:26

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“in turn I will mock your calamity; I will sneer when terror strikes you,”

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BSBPD

“in turn I will mock your calamity; I will sneer when terror strikes you,”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“I also will laugh at your calamity; I will mock when your fear cometh;”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“I also will laugh inthe day ofyour calamity; I will mock when your fear cometh;”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“I also in your calamity do laugh, I deride when your fear cometh,”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Proverbs 1:26 — 10 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Deuteronomy 28:63Just as it pleased the LORD to make you prosper and multiply, so also it will please Him to annihilate you and destroy you. And you will be uprooted from the land you are entering to possess.
  2. Judges 10:14Go and cry out to the gods you have chosen. Let them save you in your time of trouble.”
  3. Psalms 2:4The One enthroned in heaven laughs; the Lord taunts them.
  4. Psalms 37:13but the Lord laughs, seeing that their day is coming.
  5. Proverbs 3:34He mocks the mockers, but gives grace to the humble.
  6. Proverbs 6:15Therefore calamity will come upon him suddenly; in an instant he will be shattered beyond recovery.
  7. Proverbs 10:24What the wicked man dreads will overtake him, but the desire of the righteous will be granted.
  8. Proverbs 12:8A man is praised according to his wisdom, but a twisted mind is despised.
  9. Proverbs 19:29Judgments are prepared for mockers, and beatings for the backs of fools.
  10. Luke 14:24For I tell you, not one of those men who were invited will taste my banquet.’”

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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