Proverbs 21:11

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

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WEBBE

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

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.

ASV

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

BBE

When the man of pride undergoes punishment, the simple man gets wisdom; and by watching the wise he gets knowledge.

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Matthew Henry · Verse 11

The simple may be made wise by punishments on the wicked, and by instructions to those who are willing to be taught.

Cross-references: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Hebrew and Greek data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. Library: sources.