Proverbs 21:11
When the scorner is punished, the simple becomes wise, || And in giving understanding to the wise He receives knowledge.
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10The soul of the wicked has desired evil, his neighbor is not gracious in his eyes.
Cross References
Numbers 16:34and all Israel who [are] around them have fled at their voice, for they said, “Lest the earth swallow us”;
Deuteronomy 21:21Then all the men of his city have stoned him with stones and he has died, and you have put away the evil out of your midst, and all Israel hears and fears.
Proverbs 1:5(The wise hear and increase learning, || And the intelligent obtain counsels.)
Proverbs 15:14The heart of the intelligent seeks knowledge, || And the mouth of fools enjoys folly.
Proverbs 18:15The heart of the intelligent gets knowledge, || And the ear of the wise seeks knowledge.
Acts 5:5and Ananias hearing these words, having fallen down, expired, and great fear came on all who heard these things,
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 →