Proverbs 21:11
When the scorner is punished, the foolish is wise: and when one instructeth the wise, he wil receiue knowledge.
Geneva Bible 1599
In The King James Version
In Context
10The soule of the wicked wisheth euill: and his neighbour hath no fauour in his eyes.
12The righteous teacheth the house of the wicked: but God ouerthroweth the wicked for their euill.
Cross References
Numbers 16:34And all Israel that were about them, fled at the crie of them: for they said, Let vs flee, least the earth swalow vs vp.
Deuteronomy 21:21Then all the men of his citie shall stone him with stones vnto death: so thou shalt take away euill from among you, that all Israel may heare it, and feare.
Proverbs 1:5A wise man shall heare and increase in learning, and a man of vnderstanding shall attayne vnto wise counsels,
Proverbs 15:14The heart of him that hath vnderstanding, seeketh knowledge: but the mouth of the foole is fedde with foolishnes.
Proverbs 18:15A wise heart getteth knowledge, and the eare of the wise seeketh learning.
Acts 5:5Now when Ananias heard these wordes, he fell downe, and gaue vp the ghost. Then great feare came on all them that 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 →