Proverbs 19:27-29

Expanded Bible

²⁷ Don’t stop listening to correction, my child,
or you will ·forget what you have already learned [^Lwander from knowledgeable speeches/words].

²⁸ An ·evil [worthless] witness ·makes fun of fairness [mocks justice],
and ·wicked people love what is evil [^Lthe mouth of the wicked conveys guilt].

²⁹ ·People who make fun of wisdom will be punished [^LPunishments were made for mockers],
and ·the backs of foolish people will be beaten [^Lblows for the backs of fools].