Proverbs 21:11
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Proverbs 21:11 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Proverbs 21:11 is a verse from the book of Proverbs in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "When the scorner is punished, the simple is made wise: and when the wise is instructed, he receiveth knowledge." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Proverbs 21:11 — KJV
“When the scorner is punished, the simple is made wise: and when the wise is instructed, he receiveth knowledge.”
— Proverbs 21:11 (KJV)
Proverbs 21:11 in Context — About the Book of Proverbs
Proverbs is distilled wisdom for ordinary decisions — money, words, work, friendship, marriage, anger, and the tongue. Its premise is simple: the fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom. Thirty-one chapters make it the classic one-chapter-a-day book for praying through daily choices.
Cross-References for Proverbs 21:11
“With whom took he counsel, and who instructed him, and taught him in the path of judgment, and taught him knowledge, and shewed to him the way of understanding? instructed...: Heb. made him understand understanding: Heb. understandings?”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 21:11: made, instructed, knowledge
“How long, ye simple ones, will ye love simplicity? and the scorners delight in their scorning, and fools hate knowledge?”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 21:11: scorner, simple, knowledge
“Smite a scorner, and the simple will beware: and reprove one that hath understanding, and he will understand knowledge. will beware: Heb. will be cunning”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 21:11: scorner, simple, knowledge
“And out of the ground made the LORD God to grow every tree that is pleasant to the sight, and good for food; the tree of life also in the midst of the garden, and the tree of knowledge of good and evil.”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 21:11: made, knowledge
“And all the wise men, that wrought all the work of the sanctuary, came every man from his work which they made;”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 21:11: made, wise
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