Proverbs 21:11

בַּעְנָשׁ ־ לֵץ יֶחְכַּם ־ פֶּתִי וּבְהַשְׂכִּיל לְחָכָם יִקַּח ־ דָּֽעַת ׃

Hebrew Tanakh (Original)

In The King James Version

When the scorner is punished, the simple is made wise: and when the wise is instructed, he receiveth knowledge.

In Context

10נֶפֶשׁ רָשָׁע אִוְּתָה ־ רָע לֹא ־ יֻחַן בְּעֵינָיו רֵעֵֽהוּ ׃

12מַשְׂכִּיל צַדִּיק לְבֵית רָשָׁע מְסַלֵּף רְשָׁעִים לָרָֽע ׃

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Cross References

Numbers 16:34וְכָל ־ יִשְׂרָאֵל אֲשֶׁר סְבִיבֹתֵיהֶם נָסוּ לְקֹלָם כִּי אָֽמְרוּ פֶּן ־ תִּבְלָעֵנוּ הָאָֽרֶץ ׃

Deuteronomy 21:21וּרְגָמֻהוּ כָּל ־ אַנְשֵׁי עִירוֹ בָֽאֲבָנִים וָמֵת וּבִֽעַרְתָּ הָרָע מִקִּרְבֶּךָ וְכָל ־ יִשְׂרָאֵל יִשְׁמְעוּ וְיִרָֽאוּ ׃ ס

Proverbs 1:5יִשְׁמַע חָכָם וְיוֹסֶף לֶקַח וְנָבוֹן תַּחְבֻּלוֹת יִקְנֶֽה ׃

Proverbs 15:14לֵב נָבוֹן יְבַקֶּשׁ ־ דָּעַת ופני כְסִילִים יִרְעֶה אִוֶּֽלֶת ׃

Proverbs 18:15לֵב נָבוֹן יִקְנֶה ־ דָּעַת וְאֹזֶן חֲכָמִים תְּבַקֶּשׁ ־ דָּֽעַת ׃

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 →

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