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Proverbs 21:11 KJV
Proverbs · chapter 21 · verse 11
When the scorner is punished, the simple is made wise: and when the wise is instructed, he receiveth knowledge.Proverbs 21:11 · King James Version
Proverbs 21:11 in context
9It is better to dwell in a corner of the housetop, than with a brawling woman in a wide house.
10The soul of the wicked desireth evil: his neighbour findeth no favour in his eyes.
11When the scorner is punished, the simple is made wise: and when the wise is instructed, he receiveth knowledge.
12The righteous man wisely considereth the house of the wicked: but God overthroweth the wicked for their wickedness.
13Whoso stoppeth his ears at the cry of the poor, he also shall cry himself, but shall not be heard.
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Key words (Strong's)
- instructedsâkalto be circumspect and hence, intelligentH7919 →
- receivethlâqachto takeH3947 →
- punishedʻânashproperly, to urgeH6064 →
- scornerlûwtsproperly, to make mouths atH3887 →
- simplepᵉthîysillyH6612 →
- wisechâkamto be wiseH2449 →
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This we had before (Pro 19:25), and it shows that there are two ways by which the simple may be made wise: - 1. By the punishments that are inflicted on those that are incorrigibly wicked.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary