Proverbs 21:11
When the mocker is punished, the simple gains wisdom. When the wise is instructed, he receives knowledge.
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10The soul of the wicked desires evil; his neighbour finds no mercy in his eyes.
12The Righteous One considers the house of the wicked, and brings the wicked to ruin.
Cross References
Numbers 16:34All Israel that were around them fled at their cry; for they said, “Lest the earth swallow us up!”
Deuteronomy 21:21All the men of his city shall stone him to death with stones. So you shall remove the evil from amongst you. All Israel shall hear, and fear.
Proverbs 1:5that the wise man may hear, and increase in learning; that the man of understanding may attain to sound counsel;
Proverbs 15:14The heart of one who has understanding seeks knowledge, but the mouths of fools feed on folly.
Proverbs 18:15The heart of the discerning gets knowledge. The ear of the wise seeks knowledge.
Acts 5:5Ananias, hearing these words, fell down and died. 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 →