Proverbs 19:27-29

Christian Standard Bible

²⁷ If you stop listening to correction, my son,
you will stray from the words of knowledge.

²⁸ A worthless witness mocks justice,
and a wicked mouth swallows iniquity.^(A)

²⁹ Judgments are prepared for mockers,
and beatings for the backs of fools.^(B)