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


In Context

8 Froward is the way of a man who is vile, And the pure — upright is his work.

9 Better to sit on a corner of the roof, Than with a woman of contentions and a house of company.

10 The soul of the wicked hath desired evil, Not gracious in his eyes is his neighbour.

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

12 The Righteous One is acting wisely Towards the house of the wicked, He is overthrowing the wicked for wickedness.

13 Whoso is shutting his ear from the cry of the poor, He also doth cry, and is not 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 New International Version of the Holy Bible

21:11When a mocker is punished, the simple gain wisdom; when a wise man is instructed, he gets 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 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.