Proverbs · מִשְׁלֵי

Proverbs 21:11

בַּעְנָשׁ לֵ֭ץ יֶחְכַּם פֶּ֑תִי וּבְהַשְׂכִּ֥יל לְ֝חָכָ֗ם יִקַּח דָּֽעַת׃
baʿnash leṣ yeḥkam petiy vbhashkiyl lḥakam yiqaḥ daʿat
King James Version (KJV)

When the scorner is punished, the simple is made wise: and when the wise is instructed, he receiveth knowledge.

Modern English

When a scoffer is punished, the simple becomes wise; when a wise man is instructed, he gains knowledge.

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