Proverbs 1:26

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

"I also will laugh at your calamity; I will mock when your fear cometh;" - Proverbs 1:26
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What does Proverbs 1:26 mean?

Proverbs 1:26 in the King James Version reads, "I also will laugh at your calamity; I will mock when your fear cometh." This verse is part of a larger passage in the book of Proverbs, which is considered to be a book of wisdom literature in the Bible. This book was traditionally…

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The Divine Laughter: Understanding God's Response to Our Choices

The book of Proverbs is rich with wisdom and admonition, guiding us on the path of righteousness and discernment. One verse that strikes a particularly thought-provoking chord is Proverbs 1:26: "I also will laugh at your calamity; I will mock when your fear cometh" (KJV). At…

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Proverbs 1:26 - "I also will laugh at your calamity; I will mock when your fear cometh;"
Proverbs 26:1 - "As snow in summer, and as rain in harvest, so honour is not seemly for a fool."
Proverbs 7:26
Proverbs 26:20
"As snow in summer, and as rain in harvest, so honour is not seemly for a fool." - Proverbs 26:1
Proverbs 26:26 - "Whose hatred is covered by deceit, his wickedness shall be shewed before the whole congregation."
Proverbs 7:26-27
Proverbs 30:26 - "The conies are but a feeble folk, yet make they their houses in the rocks;"
Proverbs 27:26 - "The lambs are for thy clothing, and the goats are the price of the field."
Proverbs 26:18 - "As a mad man who casteth firebrands, arrows, and death,"
Proverbs 26:7 - "The legs of the lame are not equal: so is a parable in the mouth of fools."
Proverbs 26:3 - "A whip for the horse, a bridle for the ass, and a rod for the fool's back."
Proverbs 26:13 - "The slothful man saith, There is a lion in the way; a lion is in the streets."
Proverbs 15:26 - "The thoughts of the wicked are an abomination to the LORD: but the words of the pure are pleasant words."
Proverbs 16:26 - "He that laboureth laboureth for himself; for his mouth craveth it of him."
Proverbs 20:26 - "A wise king scattereth the wicked, and bringeth the wheel over them."
Proverbs 26:22 - "The words of a talebearer are as wounds, and they go down into the innermost parts of the belly."
Proverbs 22:26 - "Be not thou one of them that strike hands, or of them that are sureties for debts."
Proverbs 17:26 - "Also to punish the just is not good, nor to strike princes for equity."
Proverbs 26:28 - "A lying tongue hateth those that are afflicted by it; and a flattering mouth worketh ruin."
Proverbs 4:26 - "Ponder the path of thy feet, and let all thy ways be established."
Proverbs 24:26 - "Every man shall kiss his lips that giveth a right answer."
Proverbs 26:8 - "As he that bindeth a stone in a sling, so is he that giveth honour to a fool."
Proverbs 26:23 - "Burning lips and a wicked heart are like a potsherd covered with silver dross."
Proverbs 31:26 - "She openeth her mouth with wisdom; and in her tongue is the law of kindness."
Proverbs 26:2 - "As the bird by wandering, as the swallow by flying, so the curse causeless shall not come."
Proverbs 21:26 - "He coveteth greedily all the day long: but the righteous giveth and spareth not."
Proverbs 10:26 - "As vinegar to the teeth, and as smoke to the eyes, so is the sluggard to them that send him."
Proverbs 26:19 - "So is the man that deceiveth his neighbour, and saith, Am not I in sport?"