Proverbs 19:16

despiseth i.e. pays no heed to them ( is careless of, R.V.; negligit, Vulg.), through a contemptuous disregard of "the commandment" which should regulate them. Similarly for despise not, A. V., we have regard not lightly, R.V. in Hebrews 12:5. Contrast Proverbs 16:17.