Proverbs 21:11
When the scorner is punished, the simple is made wise: and when the wise is taught intelligence, he receiveth knowledge.
Leeser Tanakh
In The King James Version
In Context
10The soul of the wicked longeth for evil: his neighbor findeth no grace in his eyes.
Cross References
Numbers 16:34And all Israel that were round about them fled at their cry; for they said, Perhaps the earth may swallow us up [also].
Deuteronomy 21:21And all the men of his city shall stone him with stones, that he die; and thou shalt put away the evil from the midst of thee; and all Israel shall hear, and be afraid.
Proverbs 1:5The wise will hear, and will increase [his] information; and the man of understanding will obtain wise counsels:
Proverbs 15:14The heart of the man of understanding seeketh knowledge; but the mouth of fools feedeth on folly.
Proverbs 18:15The heart of the man of understanding will obtain knowledge, and the ear of the wise seeketh knowledge.
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 →