Proverbs 22:10 (LSB)

Passage

Drive out the scoffer, and strife will go out, Even contention and disgrace will cease.

Nearby Context

Proverbs 22:8 He who sows unrighteousness will reap iniquity, And the rod of his fury will end.

Proverbs 22:9 He who is generous will be blessed, For he gives from his food to the poor.

Proverbs 22:10 Drive out the scoffer, and strife will go out, Even contention and disgrace will cease.

Proverbs 22:11 He who loves purity of heart And grace on his lips, the king is his friend.

Proverbs 22:12 The eyes of Yahweh guard knowledge, But He subverts the words of the treacherous one.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "grace", "drive", "scoffer", "strife", "even", "contention", "disgrace", and "cease". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "grace" and "drive", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 9's "He who is generous will be blessed..." into verse 11's "He who loves purity of heart And...", so "grace" and "drive" 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 "grace" and "drive" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.