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Proverbs 21:11

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

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  1. Proverbs 21:9

    It is better to dwell in a corner of the housetop, than with a brawling woman in a wide house.

  2. Proverbs 21:10

    The soul of the wicked desireth evil: his neighbour findeth no favour in his eyes.

  3. Proverbs 21:12

    The righteous man wisely considereth the house of the wicked: but God overthroweth the wicked for their wickedness.

  4. Proverbs 21:13

    Whoso stoppeth his ears at the cry of the poor, he also shall cry himself, but shall not be heard.

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Scripture: King James Version (KJV), English, 66-book canon. The quotation retains the wording and numbering of our source corpus.