Proverbs 19:25 says the following: Strike a scoffer, and the simple will learn prudence; reprove a man of understanding, and he will gain knowledge. Some people are beaten into submission, The scoffer is irreverent, indecent, irresponsible, and incorrigible, and all you can do is strike him until he dies or changes his behavior. He must be taught the … More A Word to the Wise is Sufficient