Scoffers Use Sarcasm and Laughter
Elevating Themselves at Other’s Expense
“Do not reprove a scoffer, or he will hate you; reprove a wise man, and he will love you” (Pr 9:8). Scoff is an old English word meaning to “to speak derisively; mock; jeer” (Dictionary). You would know it better as sarcastic speech today. The Proverbs has much to say about scoffers, those who use sarcasm; none of it beneficial to the user nor the object of such contempt. Continue reading “Scoffers: Trapped in Sin”