Proverbs 22:10 (GNV)

Passage

Cast out the scorner, and strife shall go out: so contention and reproche shall cease.

Nearby Context

Proverbs 22:8 He that soweth iniquitie, shall reape affliction, and the rodde of his anger shall faile.

Proverbs 22:9 He that hath a good eye, he shalbe blessed: for he giueth of his bread vnto the poore.

Proverbs 22:10 Cast out the scorner, and strife shall go out: so contention and reproche shall cease.

Proverbs 22:11 Hee that loueth purenesse of heart for the grace of his lippes, the King shalbe his friend.

Proverbs 22:12 The eyes of the Lord preserue knowledge: but hee ouerthroweth the wordes of the transgressour.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "cast", "scorner", "strife", "shall", "contention", "reproche", and "cease". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "cast" and "scorner", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 9's "He that hath a good eye he..." into verse 11's "Hee that loueth purenesse of heart for...", so "cast" and "scorner" belong inside that flow. In Proverbs context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "cast" and "scorner" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.