When the mocker is punished, the simple gains wisdom.
When the wise is instructed, he receives knowledge.
THE SURROUNDING PASSAGE
Proverbs 21:11 in context
Proverbs 21:8–14
8
The way of the guilty is devious,
but the conduct of the innocent is upright.
9
It is better to dwell in the corner of the housetop
than to share a house with a contentious woman.
10
The soul of the wicked desires evil;
his neighbor finds no mercy in his eyes.
11
Selected verse
When the mocker is punished, the simple gains wisdom.
When the wise is instructed, he receives knowledge.
12
The Righteous One considers the house of the wicked,
and brings the wicked to ruin.
13
Whoever stops his ears at the cry of the poor,
he will also cry out, but shall not be heard.
14
A gift in secret pacifies anger,
and a bribe in the cloak, strong wrath.
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