Proverbs 21:11
When the scorner is punished, the simple is made wise: and when the wise is instructed, he receiveth knowledge.
Revised Version 1895
In The King James Version
In Context
10The soul of the wicked desireth evil: his neighbour findeth no favour in his eyes.
12The righteous man considereth the house of the wicked; how the wicked are overthrown to their ruin.
Cross References
Numbers 16:34And all Israel that were round about them fled at the cry of them: for they said, Lest the earth swallow us up.
Deuteronomy 21:21And all the men of his city shall stone him with stones, that he die: so shalt thou put away the evil from the midst of thee; and all Israel shall hear, and fear.
Proverbs 1:5That the wise man may hear, and increase in learning; and that the man of understanding may attain unto sound counsels:
Proverbs 15:14The heart of him that hath understanding seeketh knowledge: but the mouth of fools feedeth on folly.
Proverbs 18:15The heart of the prudent getteth knowledge; and the ear of the wise seeketh knowledge.
Acts 5:5And Ananias hearing these words fell down and gave up the ghost: and great fear came upon all that 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 →