Scoffer Is His Name: Pride’s Path and Christ’s Cure (Proverbs 21:24)

Reformed Thinking · Jan 25, 2026 · 21m · transcript

Deep Dive into Scoffer Is His Name: Pride’s Path and Christ’s Cure (Proverbs 21:24)Proverbs 21:24 provides a divine diagnosis of the "scoffer," revealing that mockery is not merely a speech habit but a hardened identity rooted in deep-seated pride. The text outlines a specific anatomy of arrogance consisting of a name, a heart, and a life. The scoffer, or lēṣ, is described by the Hebrew terms zēd (presumptuous) and yāhîr (haughty), depicting a person who has enthroned himself and looks down on others with a seething sense of superiority. This internal posture inevitably manifests in action…