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When the scofferבַּ לֵץis fined,עְנָשׁthe simpleפֶּתִיbecomes wise;יֶחְכַּםand whenוּבְthe wiseלְחָכָםis instructed,הַשְׂכִּילhe receivesיִקַּחknowledge.דָּעַת
Proverbs 21:11
Study it in the app“When the scoffer is fined, the simple becomes wise; and when the wise is instructed, he receives knowledge.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Proverbs 21:11, word by word
- When the scofferלֵץlets
scoff
To laugh at what is serious with contempt; the scoffer rejects correction.
Where else “lets” appears- is finedעְנָשׁenash
fine
Fine: punish by making someone pay an amount.
Where else “enash” appears- the simpleפֶּתִיpeti
simple, naive
Simple, naive: a person without experience, easily persuaded, who still has to learn.
Where else “peti” appears- becomes wiseיֶחְכַּםyechkam
be wise
Be wise, act wisely; in Exodus 1:10, act shrewdly.
Where else “yechkam” appears- the wiseחָכָםchacham
wise
Someone who knows how to live well, revering YHWH.
Where else “chacham” appears- is instructedהַשְׂכִּילhaskil
instruct
To explain something so that another understands.
Where else “haskil” appears- he receivesיִקַּחyikach
accept
To accept what someone gives, such as teaching or correction.
Where else “yikach” appears- knowledgeדָּעַתdaat
knowledge
What one has learned; or a close bond with God.
Where else “daat” appears
The context
10The soul of the wicked craves evil; his neighbor finds no favor in his eyes.
11 · This verse (above)
12The righteous considers the house of the wicked; he overturns the wicked to ruin.