Proverbs 21:11

In 11 translations

BSB

When a mocker is punished, the simple gain wisdom; and when a wise man is instructed, he acquires knowledge.

KJV

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

WEB

When the mocker is punished, the simple gains wisdom. When the wise is instructed, he receives knowledge.

ASV

When the scoffer is punished, the simple is made wise; And when the wise is instructed, he receiveth knowledge.

LSV

When the scorner is punished, the simple becomes wise, || And in giving understanding to the wise He receives knowledge.

YLT

When the scorner is punished, the simple becometh wise, And in giving understanding to the wise He receiveth knowledge.

DBY

When the scorner is punished, the simple becometh wise; and when the wise is instructed, he receiveth knowledge.

DRC

When a pestilent man is punished, the little one will be wiser: and if he follow the wise, he will receive knowledge.

GNV

When the scorner is punished, the foolish is wise: and when one instructeth the wise, he wil receiue knowledge.

JPS

When the scorner is punished, the thoughtless is made wise; and when the wise is instructed, he receiveth knowledge.

LXXE

When an intemperate man is punished the simple becomes wiser: and a wise man understanding will receive knowledge.

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Words in brackets are English the glossers added; the Hebrew has no word for them, and they can carry a choice of tense or meaning.

Original-language editions

WLC

בַּעְנָשׁ־לֵ֭ץ יֶחְכַּם־פֶּ֑תִי וּבְהַשְׂכִּ֥יל לְ֝חָכָ֗ם יִקַּח־דָּֽעַת׃We agree with both BHS 1997 and BHQ on an unexpected reading.

LXX-Br

Ζημιουμένου ἀκολάστου πανουργότερος γίνεται ὁ ἄκακος, συνιῶν δὲ σοφὸς δέξεται γνῶσιν.

In the reference works topics that cite this verse

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Cross-references most cited first

• Proverbs 19:25Strike a mocker, and the simple will beware; rebuke the discerning man, and he will gain knowledge.
• Proverbs 18:15The heart of the discerning acquires knowledge, and the ear of the wise seeks it out.
• Proverbs 9:9Instruct a wise man, and he will be wiser still; teach a righteous man, and he will increase his learning.
• Acts 5:5On hearing these words, Ananias fell down and died. And great fear came over all who heard what had happened.
• Deuteronomy 21:21Then all the men of his city will stone him to death. So you must purge the evil from among you, and all Israel will hear and be afraid.
• Proverbs 18:1He who isolates himself pursues selfish desires; he rebels against all sound judgment.
• Hebrews 2:1–3We must pay closer attention, therefore, to what we have heard, so that we do not drift away. For if the message spoken by angels was binding, and every transgression and disobedience received its just punishment, how…
• Psalms 64:7–9But God will shoot them with arrows; suddenly they will be wounded. They will be made to stumble, their own tongues turned against them. All who see will shake their heads. Then all mankind will fear and proclaim the…
• 1 Corinthians 10:6–11These things took place as examples to keep us from craving evil things as they did. Do not be idolaters, as some of them were. As it is written: “The people sat down to eat and to drink, and got up to indulge in…
• Numbers 16:34At their cries, all the people of Israel who were around them fled, saying, “The earth may swallow us too!”
• Proverbs 1:5let the wise listen and gain instruction, and the discerning acquire wise counsel
• Deuteronomy 13:11Then all Israel will hear and be afraid, and will never again do such a wicked thing among you.
• Proverbs 15:14A discerning heart seeks knowledge, but the mouth of a fool feeds on folly.
• Revelation 11:13And in that hour there was a great earthquake, and a tenth of the city collapsed. Seven thousand were killed in the quake, and the rest were terrified and gave glory to the God of heaven.
• Hebrews 10:28–29Anyone who rejected the law of Moses died without mercy on the testimony of two or three witnesses. How much more severely do you think one deserves to be punished who has trampled on the Son of God, profaned the blood…
• Acts 5:11–14And great fear came over the whole church and all who heard about these events. The apostles performed many signs and wonders among the people, and with one accord the believers gathered together in Solomon’s…

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