Proverbs 22:10 - Exposition

Cast out the scorner, and contention shall go out; Septuagint, ἔκβαλε ἐκ συνεδρίου λοιμόν , "Cast out of the company a pestilent fellow" Chase away the scorner ( Proverbs 1:22 ), the man who has no respect for things human or Divine, and the disputes and ill feeling which he caused will be ended; for "where no wood is, the fire goeth out" ( Proverbs 26:20 ). Yea, strife and reproach shall cease. The reproach and ignominy ( קָלוֹן , kalon ) are those which the presence and words of the scorner bring with them; to have such a one in the company is a disgrace to all good men. Thus Ishmael and his mother were driven from Abraham's dwelling ( Genesis 21:9 , etc.), and the apostle quotes ( Galatians 4:30 ), "Cast out ( ἔκβαλε ) the bondwoman and her son." Septuagint, "For when he sits in the company he dishonours all." The next verse gives a happy contrast.