Proverbs 21:11
When an intemperate man is punished the simple becomes wiser: and a wise man understanding will receive knowledge.
LXX2012 (US English)
In The King James Version
In Context
10The soul of the ungodly shall not be pitied by any man.
Cross References
Numbers 16:34And all Israel round about them fled from the sound of them, for + 16:34 Gr. saying. they said, Lest the earth swallow us up also.
Deuteronomy 21:21And the men of his city shall stone him with stones, and he shall die; and you shall remove the evil one from yourselves, and the rest shall hear and fear.
Proverbs 1:5For by the hearing of these a wise man will be wiser, and man of understanding will gain direction;
Proverbs 15:14An upright heart seeks discretion; but the mouth of the uninstructed will experience evils.
Proverbs 18:15The heart of the sensible man purchases discretion; and the ears of the wise seek understanding.
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 →