Proverbs 21:11
When a mocker is punished, the simple gain wisdom; and when a wise man is instructed, he acquires knowledge.
When the scorner is punished, the simple is made wise: and when the wise is instructed, he receiveth knowledge.
When the mocker is punished, the simple gains wisdom. When the wise is instructed, he receives knowledge.
When the scoffer is punished, the simple is made wise; And when the wise is instructed, he receiveth knowledge.
Related passages
From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, grouped by the word they explain.
- the scorner
- Proverbs 19:25; Numbers 16:34; Deuteronomy 13:11; Deuteronomy 21:21; Psalm 64:7–9; Acts 5:5, 11–14; 1 Corinthians 10:6–11; Hebrews 2:1–3; Hebrews 10:28, 29; Revelation 11:13
- when the wise
- Proverbs 1:5; Proverbs 9:9; Proverbs 15:14; Proverbs 18:1, 15