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by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.
Bible Verse Dictionary
Proverbs 21:11 - Punished
Proverbs 21:11 - When the scorner is punished, the simple is made wise: and when the wise is instructed, he receiveth knowledge.
Verse | Strongs No. | Hebrew | |
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When the scorner | H3887 | לוּץ |
[Verb] properly to make mouths {at} that {is} to scoff; hence (from the effort to pronounce a foreign language) to {interpret} or (generally) intercede |
is punished | H6064 | עָנַשׁ |
[Verb] properly to urge; by implication to inflict a {penalty} specifically to fine |
the simple | H6612 | פְּתִי |
[Noun Feminine] silly (that {is} seducible) |
is made wise | H2449 | חָכַם |
[Verb] A primitive {root} to be wise (in {mind} word or act) |
and when the wise | H2449 | חָכַם |
[Verb] A primitive {root} to be wise (in {mind} word or act) |
is instructed | H7919 | שָׂכַל |
[Verb] to be (causeatively make or act) circumspect and hence intelligent |
he receiveth | H3947 | לָקַח |
[Verb] to take (in the widest variety of applications) |
knowledge | H1847 | דַּעַת |
[Noun] knowledge |
Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.