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Proverbs 21:11

When a mocker is punished, the simple gain wisdom; and when a wise man is instructed, he acquires knowledge.

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ASV

When the scoffer is punished, the simple is made wise; And when the wise is instructed, he receiveth knowledge.

KJV

When the scorner is punished, the simple is made wise: and when the wise is instructed, he receiveth knowledge.

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OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
בַּעְנָשׁ־ba'.nosh-when punishH6064 →
לֵ֭ץletza mockerH3887 →
יֶחְכַּם־yech.kam-he becomes wiseH2449 →
פֶּ֑תִיPe.tia naive personH6612 →
וּבְהַשְׂכִּ֥ילu.ve.has.Kiland when instructH7919 →
לְ֝חָכָ֗םle.cha.Kham<to> a wise [person]H2450 →
יִקַּח־yi.kach-he receivesH3947 →
דָּֽעַת׃Da.'atknowledgeH1847 →

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Proverbs 19:25Strike a mocker, and the simple will beware; rebuke the discerning man, and he will gain knowledge.Proverbs 18:15The heart of the discerning acquires knowledge, and the ear of the wise seeks it out.Acts 5:5On hearing these words, Ananias fell down and died. And great fear came over all who heard what had happened.Proverbs 9:9Instruct a wise man, and he will be wiser still; teach a righteous man, and he will increase his learning.Deuteronomy 21:21Then all the men of his city will stone him to death. So you must purge the evil from among you, and all Israel will hear and be afraid.Proverbs 18:1He who isolates himself pursues selfish desires; he rebels against all sound judgment.Proverbs 1:5let the wise listen and gain instruction, and the discerning acquire wise counselNumbers 16:34At their cries, all the people of Israel who were around them fled, saying, “The earth may swallow us too!”1 Corinthians 10:6–11These things took place as examples to keep us from craving evil things as they did.Hebrews 2:1–3We must pay closer attention, therefore, to what we have heard, so that we do not drift away.Deuteronomy 13:11Then all Israel will hear and be afraid, and will never again do such a wicked thing among you.Psalms 64:7–9But God will shoot them with arrows; suddenly they will be wounded.Proverbs 1:22“How long, O simple ones, will you love your simple ways? How long will scoffers delight in their scorn and fools hate knowledge?Hebrews 10:28–29Anyone who rejected the law of Moses died without mercy on the testimony of two or three witnesses.Proverbs 15:14A discerning heart seeks knowledge, but the mouth of a fool feeds on folly.Acts 5:11–14And great fear came over the whole church and all who heard about these events.Revelation 11:13And in that hour there was a great earthquake, and a tenth of the city collapsed. Seven thousand were killed in the quake, and the rest were terrified and gave glory to the God of heaven.Deuteronomy 17:12But the man who acts presumptuously, refusing to listen either to the priest who stands there to serve the LORD your God, or to the judge, must be put to death. You must purge the evil from Israel.

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King Solomon in Old Age — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
King Solomon in Old Age — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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