Proverbs 21:11
When a pestilent man is punished, the little one will be wiser: and if he follow the wise, he will receive knowledge.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
In Context
10The soul of the wicked desireth evil, he will not have pity on his neighbour.
12The just considereth seriously the house of the wicked, that he may withdraw the wicked from evil.
Cross References
Numbers 16:34But all Israel, that was standing round about, fled at the cry of them that were perishing: saying: Lest perhaps the earth swallow us up also.
Deuteronomy 21:21The people of the city shall stone him: and he shall die, that you may take away the evil out of the midst of you, and all Israel hearing it may be afraid.
Proverbs 1:5A wise man shall hear and shall be wiser: and he that understandeth, shall possess governments.
Proverbs 15:14The heart of the wise seeketh instruction: and the mouth of fools feedeth on foolishness.
Proverbs 18:15A wise heart shall acquire knowledge: and the ear of the wise seeketh instruction.
Acts 5:5And Ananias hearing these words, fell down, and gave up the ghost. And there came great fear upon all that heard it.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 21:11
10 The soul of the wicked desireth evil: his neighbour findeth no favour in his eyes. See here the character of a very wicked man. 1. The strong inclination he has to do mischief. His very soul desires evil, desires that evil may be done and that he may have the pleasure, not only of seeing it, but of having a hand in it. The root of wickedness lies in the soul; the desire that men have to do evil, that is the lust which conceives and brings forth sin. 2. The strong aversion he has to do good: His neighbour, his… Read the whole commentary →