11When a mocker is punished, the simple gain wisdom; when a wise man is instructed, he gets 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 man craves evil; his neighbor gets no mercy from him.

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

12 The Righteous One takes note of the house of the wicked and brings the wicked to ruin.

13 If a man shuts his ears to the cry of the poor, he too will cry out and not be answered.

Proverbs 21:11 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

21:11When the scorner is punished, the simple is made wise: and when the wise is instructed, he receiveth knowledge.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

21:11When a pestilent man is punished, the little one will be wiser: and if he follow the wise, he will receive knowledge.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

21:11When the scoffer is punished, the simple is made wise; And when the wise is instructed, he receiveth knowledge.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

21:11When the scorner is punished, the simple becometh wise; and when the wise is instructed, he receiveth knowledge.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

21:11When the scorner is punished, the simple is made wise: and when the wise is instructed, he receiveth knowledge.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

21:11When the scorner is punished, the simple is made wise: and when the wise is instructed, he receiveth knowledge.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

21:11When the mocker is punished, the simple gains wisdom. When the wise is instructed, he receives knowledge.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

21:11When the scorner is punished, the simple becometh wise, And in giving understanding to the wise He receiveth knowledge.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

21:11When the scorner is punished, the simple is made wise: and when the wise is instructed, he receives knowledge.