Proverbs 21:11

11 When ^oa scoffer is punished, the simple becomes wise;

when a wise man is instructed, he gains knowledge.

Related Verses

Proverbs 19:25
Strike a scoffer, and the simple will learn prudence; reprove a man of understanding, and he will gain knowledge.

Psalm 1:1
Blessed is the man who walks not in the counsel of the wicked, nor stands in the way of sinners, nor sits in the seat of scoffers;

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