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Proverbs 21:11

World English Bible

When the mocker is punished, the simple gains wisdom.
When the wise is instructed, he receives knowledge.

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Proverbs 21:11 in other translations

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

Proverbs 21:11 · American Standard Version

Proverbs 21:11 in context

  1. 9It is better to dwell in the corner of the housetop
    than to share a house with a contentious woman.
  2. 10The soul of the wicked desires evil;
    his neighbor finds no mercy in his eyes.
  3. 11When the mocker is punished, the simple gains wisdom.
    When the wise is instructed, he receives knowledge.
  4. 12The Righteous One considers the house of the wicked,
    and brings the wicked to ruin.
  5. 13Whoever stops his ears at the cry of the poor,
    he will also cry out, but shall not be heard.