Proverbs 21:11

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

When a scorner is punished, the naive becomes wise; when a wise person is instructed, he gains knowledge.

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 19:25 : 25 Flog a scorner, and as a result the simpleton will learn prudence; correct a discerning person, and as a result he will understand knowledge.
  • Acts 5:5 : 5 When Ananias heard these words he collapsed and died, and great fear gripped all who heard about it.
  • Acts 5:11-14 : 11 Great fear gripped the whole church and all who heard about these things. 12 The Apostles Perform Miraculous Signs and Wonders Now many miraculous signs and wonders came about among the people through the hands of the apostles. By common consent they were all meeting together in Solomon’s Portico. 13 None of the rest dared to join them, but the people held them in high honor. 14 More and more believers in the Lord were added to their number, crowds of both men and women.
  • 1 Cor 10:6-9 : 6 These things happened as examples for us, so that we will not crave evil things as they did. 7 So 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 And let us not be immoral, as some of them were, and twenty-three thousand died in a single day. 9 And let us not put Christ to the test, as some of them did, and were destroyed by snakes. 10 And do not complain, as some of them did, and were killed by the destroying angel. 11 These things happened to them as examples and were written for our instruction, on whom the ends of the ages have come.
  • Heb 2:1-3 : 1 Warning Against Drifting Away Therefore we must pay closer attention to what we have heard, so that we do not drift away. 2 For if the message spoken through angels proved to be so firm that every violation or disobedience received its just penalty, 3 how will we escape if we neglect such a great salvation? It was first communicated through the Lord and was confirmed to us by those who heard him,
  • Heb 10:28-29 : 28 Someone who rejected the law of Moses was put to death without mercy on the testimony of two or three witnesses. 29 How much greater punishment do you think that person deserves who has contempt for the Son of God, and profanes the blood of the covenant that made him holy, and insults the Spirit of grace?
  • Rev 11:13 : 13 Just then a major earthquake took place and a tenth of the city collapsed; seven thousand people were killed in the earthquake, and the rest were terrified and gave glory to the God of heaven.
  • Num 16:34 : 34 All the Israelites who were around them fled at their cry, for they said,“What if the earth swallows us too?”
  • Deut 13:11 : 11 Thus all Israel will hear and be afraid; no longer will they continue to do evil like this among you.
  • Deut 21:21 : 21 Then all the men of his city must stone him to death. In this way you will purge out wickedness from among you, and all Israel will hear about it and be afraid.
  • Ps 64:7-9 : 7 But God will shoot at them; suddenly they will be wounded by an arrow. 8 Their slander will bring about their demise. All who see them will shudder, 9 and all people will fear. They will proclaim what God has done, and reflect on his deeds.
  • Prov 1:5 : 5 (Let the wise also hear and gain instruction, and let the discerning acquire guidance!)
  • Prov 9:9 : 9 Give instruction to a wise person, and he will become wiser still; teach a righteous person and he will add to his learning.
  • Prov 15:14 : 14 The discerning mind seeks knowledge, but the mouth of fools feeds on folly.
  • Prov 18:1 : 1 One who has isolated himself seeks his own desires; he rejects all sound judgment.
  • Prov 18:15 : 15 The discerning person acquires knowledge, and the wise person seeks knowledge.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • Prov 19:25
    84%

    25Flog a scorner, and as a result the simpleton will learn prudence; correct a discerning person, and as a result he will understand knowledge.

  • Prov 14:6-9
    4 verses
    78%

    6The scorner sought wisdom–there was none, but understanding was easy for a discerning person.

    7Walk abreast with a foolish person, and you do not understand wise counsel.

    8The wisdom of the shrewd person is to discern his way, but the folly of fools is deception.

    9Fools mock at reparation, but among the upright there is favor.

  • Prov 1:22
    77%

    22“How long will you simpletons love naiveté? How long have mockers delighted in mockery? And how long will fools hate knowledge?

  • Prov 14:18
    76%

    18The naive have inherited folly, but the shrewd will be crowned with knowledge.

  • Prov 9:7-9
    3 verses
    75%

    7Whoever corrects a mocker is asking for insult; whoever reproves a wicked person receives abuse.

    8Do not reprove a mocker or he will hate you; reprove a wise person and he will love you.

    9Give instruction to a wise person, and he will become wiser still; teach a righteous person and he will add to his learning.

  • Prov 21:12
    75%

    12The Righteous One considers the house of the wicked; he overthrows the wicked to their ruin.

  • Prov 13:1
    75%

    1A wise son accepts his father’s discipline, but a scoffer has never listened to rebuke.

  • Prov 19:29
    74%

    29Penalties have been prepared for scorners, and floggings for the backs of fools.

  • Prov 17:10
    74%

    10A rebuke makes a greater impression on a discerning person than a hundred blows on a fool.

  • Prov 22:3
    73%

    3A shrewd person saw danger and hid himself, but the naive passed on by and paid for it.

  • Prov 27:12
    73%

    12A shrewd person saw danger–he hid himself; the naive passed right on by– they had to pay for it.

  • Prov 10:13-14
    2 verses
    73%

    13Wisdom is found in the words of the discerning person, but the one who lacks sense will be disciplined.

    14Those who are wise store up knowledge, but foolish speech leads to imminent destruction.

  • Prov 29:8
    73%

    8Scornful people inflame a city, but those who are wise turn away wrath.

  • Prov 1:4-5
    2 verses
    73%

    4To impart shrewdness to the morally naive, a discerning plan to the young person.

    5(Let the wise also hear and gain instruction, and let the discerning acquire guidance!)

  • Prov 15:12
    73%

    12The scorner will not love one who corrects him; he will not go to the wise.

  • Prov 18:3
    72%

    3When a wicked person arrives, contempt shows up with him, and with shame comes a reproach.

  • Eccl 7:5
    72%

    5Frivolous Living Versus Wisdom It is better for a person to receive a rebuke from those who are wise than to listen to the song of fools.

  • Prov 12:1
    72%

    1The one who loves discipline loves knowledge, but the one who hates reproof is stupid.

  • Prov 15:21
    71%

    21Folly is a joy to one who lacks sense, but one who has understanding follows an upright course.

  • Prov 18:15
    71%

    15The discerning person acquires knowledge, and the wise person seeks knowledge.

  • Job 22:19
    71%

    19The righteous see their destruction and rejoice; the innocent mock them scornfully, saying,

  • Prov 22:10
    71%

    10Drive out the scorner and contention will leave; strife and insults will cease.

  • Prov 1:7
    71%

    7Introduction to the Theme of the Book Fearing the LORD is the beginning of discernment, but fools have despised wisdom and moral instruction.

  • Prov 14:15-16
    2 verses
    71%

    15A naive person will believe anything, but the shrewd person discerns his steps.

    16A wise person is cautious and turns from evil, but a fool throws off restraint and is overconfident.

  • Prov 13:18
    71%

    18The one who neglects discipline ends up in poverty and shame, but the one who accepts reproof is honored.

  • Prov 13:16
    71%

    16Every shrewd person acts with knowledge, but a fool displays his folly.

  • Prov 15:31
    71%

    31The person who hears the reproof that leads to life is at home among the wise.

  • Prov 24:9
    71%

    9A foolish scheme is sin, and the scorner is an abomination to people.

  • Prov 16:22
    71%

    22Insight is like a life-giving fountain to the one who possesses it, but folly leads to the discipline of fools.

  • Prov 14:33
    71%

    33Wisdom rests in the heart of the discerning; it is not known in the inner parts of fools.

  • Prov 10:8
    71%

    8The wise person accepts instructions, but the one who speaks foolishness will come to ruin.

  • Prov 11:2
    71%

    2After pride came, disgrace followed; but wisdom came with humility.

  • Prov 21:24
    71%

    24A proud and arrogant person, whose name is“Scoffer,” acts with overbearing pride.

  • Prov 14:3
    71%

    3In the speech of a fool is a rod for his back, but the words of the wise protect them.

  • Prov 1:32
    71%

    32For the waywardness of the simpletons will kill them, and the careless ease of fools will destroy them.

  • Prov 28:11
    70%

    11A rich person is wise in his own opinion, but a discerning poor person can evaluate him properly.

  • Prov 15:5
    70%

    5A fool rejects his father’s discipline, but whoever heeds reproof shows good sense.

  • Prov 15:2
    70%

    2The tongue of the wise treats knowledge correctly, but the mouth of the fool spouts out folly.

  • Prov 29:1
    70%

    1The one who stiffens his neck after numerous rebukes will suddenly be destroyed without remedy.

  • Isa 29:20
    70%

    20For tyrants will disappear, those who taunt will vanish, and all those who love to do wrong will be eliminated–

  • Prov 8:5
    70%

    5You who are naive, discern wisdom! And you fools, understand discernment!

  • Prov 12:15
    70%

    15The way of a fool is right in his own opinion, but the one who listens to advice is wise.