Verse 11

When a scoffer is punished, the simple become wise; when a wise person is instructed, they increase in knowledge.

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  • Prov 19:25 : 25 Strike a scoffer, and the simple will gain wisdom; rebuke the discerning, and they will gain knowledge.
  • Acts 5:5 : 5 When Ananias heard these words, he fell down and died. And great fear came upon all who heard about it.
  • Acts 5:11-14 : 11 Great fear came upon the whole church and upon all who heard these events. 12 Through the hands of the apostles, many signs and wonders were being performed among the people. And they were all gathered together in Solomon's Colonnade with one accord. 13 None of the others dared to join them, but the people held them in high esteem. 14 Nevertheless, more and more men and women believed in the Lord and were being added to their number.
  • 1 Cor 10:6-9 : 6 Now these things happened as examples for us, so that we would not desire evil things as they did. 7 Do not be idolaters, as some of them were; as it is written, 'The people sat down to eat and drink and rose up to play.' 8 We must not commit sexual immorality, as some of them did, and in one day twenty-three thousand of them fell. 9 We should not test Christ, as some of them did, and they were killed by snakes. 10 Do not grumble, as some of them did, and they were destroyed by the destroyer. 11 These things happened to them as examples and were written down as warnings for us, on whom the fulfillment of the ages has come.
  • Heb 2:1-3 : 1 Therefore, we must pay closer attention to what we have heard, lest we drift away. 2 For if the message spoken through angels proved to be reliable, and every transgression and disobedience received a just penalty, 3 how shall we escape if we neglect such a great salvation? It was first declared by the Lord and was confirmed to us by those who heard Him.
  • Heb 10:28-29 : 28 Anyone who rejected the law of Moses died without mercy on the testimony of two or three witnesses. 29 How much more severe punishment do you think someone deserves who has trampled the Son of God underfoot, treated as unholy the blood of the covenant that sanctified them, and insulted the Spirit of grace?
  • Rev 11:13 : 13 At that very hour, there was a great earthquake, and a tenth of the city collapsed. Seven thousand people were killed in the earthquake, and the survivors were terrified and gave glory to the God of heaven.
  • Num 16:34 : 34 All the Israelites around them ran away at their cries, saying, 'The earth might swallow us too!'
  • Deut 13:11 : 11 Stone him to death because he sought to turn you away from the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery.
  • Deut 21:21 : 21 Then all the men of his city shall stone him to death. You must purge the evil from among you, and all Israel will hear of it and be afraid.
  • Ps 64:7-9 : 7 They devise unjust schemes, saying, 'We have perfected a cunning plan!'; truly the inward mind and heart of man are deep. 8 But God will shoot them with an arrow; suddenly, they will be struck down. 9 Their own tongues will cause their downfall; all who see them will shake their heads.
  • Prov 1:5 : 5 Let the wise hear and increase their learning, and the one who understands gain guidance,
  • Prov 9:9 : 9 Instruct the wise, and they will be wiser still; teach the righteous, and they will add to their learning.
  • Prov 15:14 : 14 The discerning heart seeks knowledge, but the mouth of fools feeds on folly.
  • Prov 18:1 : 1 One who isolates himself seeks his own desires; he quarrels against all sound wisdom.
  • Prov 18:15 : 15 The heart of the understanding one gains knowledge, and the ear of the wise seeks knowledge.