Proverbs 21:11
When a mocker is punished, the simple gain wisdom; and when a wise man is instructed, he acquires knowledge.
Berean Standard Bible
In The King James Version
In Context
10The soul of the wicked man craves evil; his neighbor finds no favor in his eyes.
12The Righteous One considers the house of the wicked and brings the wicked to ruin.
Cross References
Numbers 16:34At their cries, all the people of Israel who were around them fled, saying, “The earth may swallow us too!”
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 1:5let the wise listen and gain instruction, and the discerning acquire wise counsel
Proverbs 15:14A discerning heart seeks knowledge, but the mouth of a fool feeds on folly.
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.
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 →