Proverbs 21:11
When a mocker is punished, the simple gain wisdom; by paying attention to the wise they get knowledge.
In context
8 The way of the guilty is devious, but the conduct of the innocent is upright.
9 Better to live on a corner of the roof than share a house with a quarrelsome wife. 10 The wicked crave evil; their neighbors get no mercy from them. 11 When a mocker is punished, the simple gain wisdom; by paying attention to the wise they get knowledge. 12 The Righteous One takes note of the house of the wicked and brings the wicked to ruin.
13 Whoever shuts their ears to the cry of the poor will also cry out and not be answered. 14 A gift given in secret soothes anger, and a bribe concealed in the cloak pacifies great wrath.
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- KJV King James Version
— Proverbs 21:11 in the KJV
When the scorner is punished, the simple is made wise: And when the wise is instructed, he receiveth knowledge.
- ESV English Standard Version
— Proverbs 21:11 in the ESV
When a scoffer is punished, the simple becomes wise; when a wise man is instructed, he gains knowledge.