Proverbs 21:12
The righteous man hath regard to the house of the wicked; He casteth the wicked headlong into ruin.
Noyes Bible
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In Context
13Whoso stoppeth his ears at the cry of the poor, He also shall cry aloud, but shall not be heard.
Cross References
Job 8:15He shall lean upon his house, and it shall not stand; He shall lay fast hold on it, but it shall not endure.
Job 21:28For ye say, “Where is the house of the oppressor, And where the dwelling-places of the wicked?”
Psalms 37:35I have seen a wicked man in great power, And spreading himself like a green cedar;
Psalms 107:43Whoso is wise, let him observe this, And have regard to the loving-kindness of the LORD!
Proverbs 13:6Righteousness preserveth him who is upright in his way; But wickedness overthroweth the sinner.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 21:12
11 When the scorner is punished, the simple is made wise: and when the wise is instructed, he receiveth knowledge. This we had before ( ch. xix. 25 ), and it shows that there are two ways by which the simple may be made wise:—1. By the punishments that are inflicted on those that are incorrigibly wicked. Let the law be executed upon a scorner, and even he that is simple will be awakened and alarmed by it, and will discern, more than he did, the evil of sin, and will take warning by it and take heed. 2. By the… Read the whole commentary →