Proverbs 22:10 — Word Study
WLCגָּ֣רֵֽשׁ לֵ֭ץ וְיֵצֵ֣א מָד֑וֹן וְ֝יִשְׁבֹּ֗ת דִּ֣ין וְקָלֽוֹן׃
BSADrive outgârash [cast away, expel] the mockerlûwts [scoffer, scorner, one who mocks or ridicules] and conflictmâdôwn [strife, contention, quarreling] will departyâtsâʼ▸ even quarrelingdîyn [arguments, disputes] and insultsqâlôwn [reproach, shame, dishonor] will ceaseshâbath▸ [come to an end, stop]
| Greek | English | Parsing |
|---|---|---|
| גָּ֣רֵֽשׁ | drive out | Verb, Piel, imperative second person masculine singular |
| לֵ֭ץ | a mocker | Adj |
| וְיֵצֵ֣א | so may go out | Conjunction, verb qal third person masculine singular |
| מָד֑וֹן | strife | Noun common, masculine singular absolute |
| וְ֝יִשְׁבֹּ֗ת | so may cease | Conjunction, verb qal third person masculine singular |
| דִּ֣ין | dispute | Noun common, masculine singular absolute |
| וְקָלֽוֹן׃ | and shame | Conjunction, noun common masculine singular absolute |
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| BSB | Drive out the mocker, and conflict will depart; even quarreling and insults will cease. |
| KJV | Cast out the scorner, and contention shall go out; yea, strife and reproach shall cease. |
| ASV | Cast out the scoffer, and contention will go out; Yea, strife and ignominy will cease. |
| YLT | Cast out a scorner — and contention goeth out, And strife and shame cease. |
| WEB | Drive out the mocker, and strife will go out; yes, quarrels and insults will stop. |
| BBE | Send away the man of pride, and argument will go out; truly fighting and shame will come to an end. |
Where they part company is לֵ֭ץ — see How Translations Differ.
The structure features a main command followed by two result clauses, illustrating the cause-and-effect relationship.
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clause
subjectמָדוֹן
verbגָּרַשׁ
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Deep Study — Proverbs 22:10
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Context — Wisdom on Conflict Resolutiongenerated
Proverbs 22:10 advises that driving out a mocker will lead to the departure of conflict and the cessation of quarreling and insults. This advice emphasizes the importance of removing negative influences to foster peace and harmony in relationships. The surrounding verses highlight the blessings of generosity and the value of a pure heart, reinforcing the theme of wisdom in interpersonal conduct.
Cross References
| Reference | Text (BSB) | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proverbs 21:24 | Mocker is the name of the proud and arrogant man— of him who acts with excessive pride. |
| 2 | Proverbs 26:20–21 | Without wood, a fire goes out; without gossip, a conflict ceases. |
| 3 | Genesis 21:9–10 | But Sarah saw that the son whom Hagar the Egyptian had borne to Abraham was mocking her son, |
| 4 | Nehemiah 4:1–3 | Now when Sanballat heard that we were rebuilding the wall, he was furious and filled with indignation. He ridiculed the Jews |
| 5 | Nehemiah 13:28 | Even one of the sons of Jehoiada son of Eliashib the high priest had become a son-in-law to Sanballat the Horonite. Therefore I drove him away from me. |
The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge — 8 references, hung on the phrase they belong to
The Key Word — גָּרַשׁ, Ga.reshgenerated
The verb גָּרַשׁ (Ga.resh) is in the Piel stem, indicating a strong action of driving out or expelling. It can refer to both physical expulsion and metaphorical removal, such as driving away negative behaviors or influences. This word appears frequently in contexts of conflict and separation.
In this verse, it is an imperative, instructing the reader to take decisive action against the mocker, which is essential for restoring peace. The word's usage in other texts, such as in the context of divorce or exile, underscores its significance in situations of separation and conflict resolution.
How Translations Differ — measured against the Berean Standard Biblegenerated
This study reads the verse in the Berean Standard Bible, which uses drive out for גָּרַשׁ, and this is consistent across the KJV, ASV, and YLT. The translations agree on the action of expelling the mocker.
Where they part company is in the rendering of לֵ֭ץ. The KJV and others use scorner, while the ASV and DRA prefer scoffer.
Sentence Structuregenerated
The main verb גָּ֣רֵֽשׁ governs the structure, indicating a command to drive out the mocker. This imperative verb is followed by a noun phrase that identifies the subject of the action, לֵ֭ץ, and then two clauses that describe the outcomes: the departure of conflict and the cessation of quarreling and insults.
The Hebrew sentence structure emphasizes the action of driving out as the catalyst for the subsequent peace, with the verb placed prominently at the beginning.
Septuagint Backgroundgenerated
גָּרַשׁ is rendered as ἔκβαλε in the Septuagint, which also means to cast out or expel. This choice aligns closely with the original Hebrew meaning, reinforcing the idea of removing the mocker to achieve peace.
The Greek term used for לֵ֭ץ is λοιμόν, which suggests a scornful or derisive attitude, maintaining the focus on the negative influence of the mocker.
In plain words — the whole versegenerated
Proverbs 22:10 tells us that driving out a mocker will lead to the end of conflict and insults. This verse teaches that removing negative influences can restore peace and harmony in our interactions.
Frequently Asked Questionsgenerated
To drive out the mocker means to remove someone who causes strife and negativity, which can help restore peace.
This verse suggests that eliminating negative influences, such as mockers, can lead to a more harmonious environment.
If mockery and scoffing are allowed to persist, conflict, quarreling, and insults may continue unchecked.
A mocker often belittles others, creates strife, and shows arrogance, making it important to recognize their influence.
Reflection Questionsgenerated
- In what situations have I seen the impact of mockery on relationships?
- How can I take action to remove negative influences from my life?
- What steps can I take to foster a more peaceful environment in my community?
- How can I encourage others to avoid mockery and promote understanding?
The early church on this verse — how the Fathers read it
Early Church Fathers referenced this verse to discuss the importance of removing disruptive influences from the community, emphasizing the need for peace.
If some persist in their disobedience, finding fault in secret and not openly stating their grievance, thus becoming the cause of quarreling in the community and undermining the authority of the commands given,Early Church Fathers on Proverbs 22 →
"Drive out the scoffer, and strife will go out," etc. Drive out the heretic whom you cannot correct from the Church; and when you take away his freedom to preach, you contribute to the peace of the Catholic Church.Early Church Fathers on Proverbs 22 →
Commentators on this verse — 7 expositors, verse by verse
Each of these wrote on Proverbs 22:10 itself, not merely on the chapter around it.
John Gill1697–1771Gill's Exposition of the Entire BibleCast out the scorner,.... That makes a mock at sin, a jest at religion, and scoffs at all good men, and everything serious and spiritual; cast such an one out of all company and conversation; out of
Read John Gill on Proverbs 22 →Robert Jamieson1802–1880Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown's CommentaryCast out the scorner, and contention shall go out; yea, strife and reproach shall cease.
Read Robert Jamieson on Proverbs 22 →Matthew Poole1624–1679Matthew Poole's Commentary on the Holy BibleCast out of your society, avoid conversation with, the scorner; who neither fears God, nor reverences man, but scorns all admonitions, and minds only the pleasing of himself, and the gratifying of his own lusts, which is the chief cause of most contentions. Strife and reproach; wherewith he loads those that either oppose or admonish him.
Read Matthew Poole on Proverbs 22 →John Trapp1601–1669Trapp's Complete Commentary on the Old and New TestamentsProverbs 22:10 Cast out the scorner, and contention shall go out; yea, strife and reproach shall cease.Ver. 10. Cast out the scorner.] Or, The evil interpreter, that construes everything to the worst, and so sows dissension. This is an evil instrument, and must be cashiered good company; the place where such a trouble town lives, longs for a vomit to spew him out. There is nothing that may not be taken with either hand. It is a spiritual unmannerliness to take it with the left, as that proud Pharisee did, and to cast it as an apple of contention among others. They that do thus are the pests of families, and other societies, and must therefore be carefully cast out with scoffing Ishmael, as…
Read John Trapp on Proverbs 22 →Charles John Ellicott1819–1905Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(10) The scorner.—See above on Proverbs 1:22.
Read Charles John Ellicott on Proverbs 22 →CambridgeThe Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges10. Cast out] The gloss of the LXX. illustrates the meaning of the proverb: “Cast out of the assembly the scorner, and strife will go out with him, For while he remains in the assembly he insults every one,” and fills the assembly, we may add, with mutual abuse and recrimination.
Read Cambridge on Proverbs 22 →Daniel Denison Whedon1808–1885Whedon's Commentary on the Bible10. Cast out the scorner — ìö, (lets,) scorner, or scoffer. It means a very bad man, (see note on Proverbs 21:11;) a man who laughs at legal and virtuous restraint, treats virtue and religion with
Read Daniel Denison Whedon on Proverbs 22 →The verse in English, compared — 17 translations, and where they part company
Every translation on this page is a decision someone had to make and commit to. Read down a column and you see one translator's judgement; read across a row and you see the range the Greek actually allows. The BSB is the wording the rest of this page is measured against, so it is listed first.
Modern formal
Drive out the mocker, and conflict will depart; even quarreling and insults will cease.
Drive out the mocker, and strife will go out; yes, quarrels and insults will stop.
Drive out the mocker, and conflict will depart; even quarreling and insults will cease.
Drive out the scorner and contention will leave; strife and insults will cease.
Tyndale line
Cast out the scorner, and contention shall go out; yea, strife and reproach shall cease.
Cast out the scoffer, and contention will go out; Yea, strife and ignominy will cease.
Cast out the scorner, and contention shall go out; yea, strife and ignominy shall cease.
Cast out the scorner, and contention shall end; yes, strife and reproach shall cease.
Cast out the scorner, and strife shall go out: so contention and reproche shall cease.
Strictly literal
Cast out the scorner, and contention will depart, and strife and ignominy shall cease.
Cast out a scorner — and contention goeth out, And strife and shame cease.
Cast out a scorner—and contention goes out, || And strife and shame cease.
Drive away the scorner, and strife will go off; and then will cease contention and dishonor.
Drive away the mocker, and out goes strife; disputes and insults will cease.
From the Latin
Cast out the scoffer, and contention shall go out with him, and quarrels and reproaches shall cease.
Simplified
Get rid of the scornful, and you'll get rid of conflict too—no more arguments or insults!
Send away the man of pride, and argument will go out; truly fighting and shame will come to an end.
Word by word, the decisions they made
Counted from the translations carried on this site, not from a survey of every English Bible. A rendering shared by many versions is usually inherited rather than independently arrived at — the Tyndale line in particular runs through most of them.
The sentence as the grammar sees it — from the MACULA Hebrew treebank
This is not our own analysis: it is the scholarly syntax tree for the verse, showing how the clause actually holds together.
Boxes are the grammarian's groupings — clause, noun phrase, prepositional phrase.
The four witnesses to this verse — Masoretic, Septuagint, Samaritan, Qumran
The Masoretic Text and the Septuagint largely agree, with five of the seven words matching. The Septuagint's word order differs but retains the essential meaning of the verse.
גָּ֣רֵֽשׁ לֵ֭ץ וְיֵצֵ֣א מָד֑וֹן וְ֝יִשְׁבֹּ֗ת דִּ֣ין וְקָלֽוֹן׃
5 of the 7 words are matched. This is the word-by-word correspondence, not the Septuagint's own sentence — its word order and its articles are its own.
Four traditions, not one. “On the leather” means the letters physically survive on the scroll, as against letters an editor has supplied to fill a hole in it — a restoration is a scholar’s reading, not a reading of the manuscript. Words in [square brackets] are supplied; the notes count them apart from what survives.
The map of this verse — what each word keeps company with
This is a map of two things, both counted rather than judged. Company kept: which words stand within three words of each of these, anywhere in the Hebrew Bible — the thicker the line, the more often the pair meet compared with chance. Built from: the words a word is made out of, taken from its own Strong’s entry. It is not a map of meaning: nothing here claims two words mean the same thing. Click any circle to see the numbers behind it.
Lexicons — every word in Proverbs 22:10
One dossier per word, with every reference work grouped by kind — Hebrew lexicons, morphology, Bible dictionaries, topical chains and the English of the translators themselves. The verse sits at the head of each block with the word under study lit, so you never lose your place. The panel above gives the short answer; this is the long one, and it is the part of the page worth indexing.
Every entry below is the lexicographer's own text. On the Hebrew: Brown-Driver-Briggs entire and its gloss set, Strong's Hebrew Dictionary, and Tyndale House's Translators Brief lexicon. Where a cell says a work has no entry, that work genuinely has none for this word.
גָּרַשׁ (garash) is a Hebrew verb meaning to drive out or cast out. It encompasses a range of actions including expelling, divorcing, and thrusting away. The verb appears in various forms, such as Qal (to cast out) and Niphal (to be driven away). Notably, it can refer to both physical expulsion and the act of divorce.
[גָּרַשׁ] vb. drive out, cast out
Qal cast out, thrust out
Niph. be driven away
Pi. drive out, away
Pu. subj. Israelites; subj. despised and miserable outcasts
base
H1644 גָּרַשׁ drive out, cast out
1644 garash gaw-rash'
a primitive root; to drive out from a possession; especially
to expatriate or divorce:--cast up (out), divorced (woman),
drive away (forth, out), expel, X surely put away, trouble,
thrust out.
גָּרַשׁ (ga.rash) — to drive out: drive out.
: drive out
1) to drive out, expel, cast out, drive away, divorce, put away, thrust away, trouble, cast up
1a) (Qal) to thrust out, cast out
1b) (Niphal) to be driven away, be tossed
1c) (Piel) to drive out, drive away
1d) (Pual) to be thrust out
Also means: ga.rash (גָּרַשׁ ": divorce" H1644H)
גָּרַשׁ (ga.rash) — to drive out: divorce.
: divorce
1) to drive out, expel, cast out, drive away, divorce, put away, thrust away, trouble, cast up
1a) (Qal) to thrust out, cast out
1b) (Niphal) to be driven away, be tossed
1c) (Piel) to drive out, drive away
1d) (Pual) to be thrust out
V-Piel-Impv-2ms — Verb · Piel · imperative second person masculine singularHVpv2ms
לִיץ (luwts) means to scorn or mock, with various forms indicating actions like deriding or acting as a scorner. It can also refer to interpreting language or serving as an ambassador. The entries highlight its use in different contexts, including boasting and showing arrogance.
[לִיץ] vb. scorn
Qal scorn
Hiph.
deride
Pt. interpreter
Po‛lel scorners
Hithp. act as a scorner, shew oneself a mocker
base
H3887 [לִיץ] scorn .scorn
. . deride
. Pt. interpreter
.scorners
. act as a scorner, shew oneself a mocker
3887 luwts loots
a primitive root; properly, to make mouths at, i.e. to scoff;
hence (from the effort to pronounce a foreign language) to
interpret, or (generally) intercede:--ambassador, have in
derision, interpreter, make a mock, mocker, scorn(-er, -ful),
teacher.
לִיץ (luts) — to mock.
1) to scorn, make mouths at, talk arrogantly
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to boast
1a2) to scorn
1b) (Hiphil)
1b1) to mock, deride
1b2) to interpret (language)
1b2a) interpreter (participle)
1b2b) ambassador (fig.)
1c) (Hithpalpel) to be inflated, scoff, act as a scorner, show oneself a mocker
Also means: la.tsats (לָצַץ "to scorn" H3945)
Adj — AdjHAamsa
יָצָא (yatsa') is a Hebrew verb meaning to go or come out, with various applications including departure, escape, and emergence. It can refer to both animate and inanimate subjects and emphasizes the idea of origin or source. The verb appears in different forms, such as Qal, Hiphil, and Hophal, indicating actions like leading out or being brought forth.
יָצָא 1068 vb. go or come out
Qal
go or come out or forth
from (מִן) a place
go forth from (the presence of) a person
in technical senses
of flight, involving escape
depart
of inanimate things
with especial emphasis on idea of origin, source
of children as going forth from loins (of father)
go forth to a place
go forward, proceed to or toward something
come or go forth, with esp. ref. to purpose or result
of combinations
Hiph.
cause to go or come out, bring out, lead out
fig. obj. persons, bring out of (מִן) distress, etc.
bring out animals
inanimate obj.
fig. subj. י׳, bring forth from (מִן)
Hoph. be brought forth
base
H3318 יָצָא go or come out .. go or come out or forth . from (מִן) a place
. go forth from (the presence of) a person
. in technical senses
. of flight, involving escape
. depart
. of inanimate things
. with especial emphasis on idea of origin, source
. of children as going forth from loins (of father)
. . go forth to a place
. go forward, proceed to or toward something
. come or go forth, with esp. ref. to purpose or result
. of combinations
. . cause to go or come out, bring out, lead out
. fig. obj. persons, bring out of (מִן) distress, etc.
. bring out animals
. inanimate obj.
. fig. subj. י׳, bring forth from (מִן)
. be brought forth
3318 yatsa' yaw-tsaw'
a primitive root; to go (causatively, bring) out, in a great
variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct
and proxim.:--X after, appear, X assuredly, bear out, X
begotten, break out, bring forth (out, up), carry out, come
(abroad, out, thereat, without), + be condemned,
depart(-ing, -ure), draw forth, in the end, escape, exact,
fail, fall (out), fetch forth (out), get away (forth, hence,
out), (able to, cause to, let) go abroad (forth, on, out),
going out, grow, have forth (out), issue out, lay (lie) out,
lead out, pluck out, proceed, pull out, put away, be risen, X
scarce, send with commandment, shoot forth, spread, spring
out, stand out, X still, X surely, take forth (out), at any
time, X to (and fro), utter.
יָצָא (ya.tsa) — to come out: come.
: come/go_out/escape
1) to go out, come out, exit, go forth
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to go or come out or forth, depart
1a2) to go forth (to a place)
1a3) to go forward, proceed to (to or toward something)
1a4) to come or go forth (with purpose or for result)
1a5) to come out of
1b) (Hiphil)
1b1) to cause to go or come out, bring out, lead out
1b2) to bring out of
1b3) to lead out
1b4) to deliver
1c) (Hophal) to be brought out or forth
יָצָא (ya.tsa) — to come out: send.
: send/take_out/release
1) to go out, come out, exit, go forth
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to go or come out or forth, depart
1a2) to go forth (to a place)
1a3) to go forward, proceed to (to or toward something)
1a4) to come or go forth (with purpose or for result)
1a5) to come out of
1b) (Hiphil)
1b1) to cause to go or come out, bring out, lead out
1b2) to bring out of
1b3) to lead out
1b4) to deliver
Conj | V-Qal-Imperf-3ms — Conjunction · verb qal third person masculine singularHC/Vqu3ms
מָדוֹן (madown) refers to strife or contention, encompassing disputes and quarrels. It can also denote an object of contention. The word is derived from a root meaning to contend and is associated with conflict in various contexts.
מָדוֹן n.m. strife, contention
strife, contention
object of contention
base
H4066 מָדוֹן
4066 madown maw-dohn'
from 1777; a contest or quarrel:--brawling,
contention(-ous), discord, strife. Compare 4079, 4090.
see HEBREW for 01777
see HEBREW for 04079
see HEBREW for 04090
מָדוֹן (ma.don) — strife.
1) strife, contention
1a) strife, contention
1b) object of contention
N-ms — Noun common · masculine singular absoluteHNcmsa
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שָׁבַת (shabath) is a Hebrew verb meaning to cease or rest, often in the context of stopping work. It can also imply causing something to cease or fail, and is associated with observing the Sabbath. The entries indicate its use in various forms, including Qal, Niphal, and Hiphil, covering a range of meanings from simple cessation to destruction.
שָׁבַת 71 vb. cease, desist, rest
Qal 27
cease
desist from labour, rest
Niph. cease
Hiph.
40 cause to cease, put an end to
= exterminate, destroy
cause to desist from
remove
cause to fail, let be lacking
base
[שָׁבַת] vb. denom. keep, observe (sabbath)
base
H7673a שָׁבַת cease, desist, rest .. cease
. desist from labour, rest
. cease
. . cause to cease, put an end to
. = exterminate, destroy
. cause to desist from
. remove
. cause to fail, let be lacking
H7673b שָׁבַת vb. denom. keep, observe (sabbath)
7673 shabath shaw-bath'
a primitive root; to repose, i.e. desist from exertion; used
in many implied relations (causative, figurative or
specific):--(cause to, let, make to) cease, celebrate, cause
(make) to fail, keep (sabbath), suffer to be lacking, leave,
put away (down), (make to) rest, rid, still, take away.
שָׁבַת (sha.vat) — to cease.
1) to cease, desist, rest
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to cease
1a2) to rest, desist (from labour)
1b) (Niphal) to cease
1c) (Hiphil)
1c1) to cause to cease, put an end to
1c2) to exterminate, destroy
1c3) to cause to desist from
1c4) to remove
1c5) to cause to fail
שָׁבַת (sha.vat) — to keep.
(Qal) to keep or observe the sabbath
Conj | V-Qal-Imperf-3ms — Conjunction · verb qal third person masculine singularHC/Vqu3ms
ses: A remarkable array of 20 Hebrew and 6 Greek words is so translated. In the King James Version 15 of the former and 3 of the latter are used only once with this rendering. The originals most frequently in use are chadhal, "to leave off"; shabhath "to rest from" (labor); pauomai, "to make to cease." Few words illustrate better the fertility of the Hebrew in expressing limitless shades of meaning, impoverished by the use of one English word. This extensive variety is, however, well expressed by "cease": i.e. stop, come to an end, e.g. ceasing of tears (Jer 14:17); work (Ezr 4:24); grinders (Ec 12:3); thunder (Ex 9:29); the wicked (
דִּין (din) primarily means 'judgment' and encompasses concepts such as legal suits, causes, and strife. It can also refer to a throne of judgment or government. The word is built from a root related to justice and legal proceedings, and its Aramaic equivalent is also דִּין.
דִּין n.[m.] judgment
throne of judgment
cause, plea
judgment, condemnation
strife
government
base
H1779 דִּין judgment . throne of judgment
. cause, plea
. judgment, condemnation
. strife
. government
1779 duwn doon
from 1777; judgement (the suit, justice, sentence or
tribunal); by impl. also strife:--cause, judgement, plea,
strife.
see HEBREW for 01777
דִּין (din) — judgment.
1) judgment
1a) judgment
1b) cause, plea
1c) condemnation, judgment
1d) dispute, legal suit, strife
1e) government
Aramaic equivalent: din (דִּין "judgment" H1780)
N-ms — Noun common · masculine singular absoluteHNcmsa
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קָלוֹן (qalown) refers to concepts of dishonor and shame, encompassing personal disgrace and national ignominy. It is derived from the root meaning associated with disgrace. The entries consistently highlight its negative connotations related to reputation and honor.
קָלוֹן n.m. ignominy, dishonour
base
H7036 קָלוֹן ignominy, dishonour
7036 qalown kaw-lone'
from 7034; disgrace; (by implication) the pudenda:--
confusion, dishonour, ignominy, reproach, shame.
see HEBREW for 07034
קָלוֹן (qa.lon) — dishonor.
1) shame, disgrace, dishonour, ignominy
1a) ignominy (of nation)
1b) dishonour, disgrace (personal)
Conj | N-ms — Conjunction · noun common masculine singular absoluteHC/Ncmsa
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