Proverbs 21:11
When the mocker is punished, the naive become wise, 1 and when the wise person is instructed, he lays hold of knowledge. 1
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10The appetite of the wicked craves evil; 1 his neighbor finds no favor in his eyes. 1
Cross References
Numbers 16:34All Israel around them fled from their cries. They exclaimed, “The earth may swallow us up also!”
Deuteronomy 21:21Then all the men of his city must stone him to death with stones; and you will remove the evil from among you. All Israel will hear of it and fear.
Proverbs 1:5Let wise people listen and increase their learning, 1 and let discerning people get guidance, 1
Proverbs 15:14The heart of the discerning seeks knowledge, 1 but the mouth of fools feeds on folly. 1
Proverbs 18:15The heart of the intelligent acquires knowledge 1 and the hearing of the wise seeks it out. 1
Acts 5:5Hearing these words, Ananias fell down and breathed his last, and great fear came upon all who heard it.
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 →