Proverbs 21:11
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21:11When a scorner is punished, the naive31 becomes wise;
when a wise person is instructed,32 he gains knowledge.
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- 31 The contrast here is between the simple and the wise. The simple gain wisdom when they see the scorner punished; the wise gains knowledge through instruction. The scorner does not change, but should be punished for the benefit of the simple (e.g., Prov 19:25).
- 32 Heb “in the instructing of the wise.” The construction uses the Hiphil infinitive construct הַשְׂכִּיל (haskil) with a preposition to form a temporal clause (= “when”). The word “wise” (חָכָם, khakham) after it is the subjective genitive. The preposition לְ (lamed) on the form is probably dittography from the ending of the infinitive.
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ESVEnglish Standard Version
When a scoffer is punished, the simple becomes wise;
when a wise man is instructed, he gains knowledge.
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NIVNew International Version (2011)
When a mocker is punished, the simple gain wisdom;
by paying attention to the wise they get knowledge.
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CSBChristian Standard Bible
When a mocker is punished,
the inexperienced become wiser;
when one teaches a wise man,
he acquires knowledge.
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NLTNew Living Translation
If you punish a mocker, the simpleminded become wise;
if you instruct the wise, they will be all the wiser.
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LEBThe Lexham English Bible
With the punishment of a scoffer, the simple will become wise,
and with the instruction of the wise, he will obtain knowledge.
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KJV 1900King James Version
When the scorner is punished, the simple is made wise:
And when the wise is instructed, he receiveth knowledge.
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