Cross references

Proverbs 21:11

When a mocker is punished, the simple gain wisdom;

and when a wise man is instructed, he acquires knowledge.

Proverbs 21:11 BSB

Proverbs 21:11 has 16 cross-references in the OpenBible.info data, 6 of them with at least 4 reader votes. The strongest point to Proverbs 19:25 (10 votes) and Proverbs 18:15 (7 votes). 5 other verses point back to it. It links with 7 other books, from Numbers 16 to Revelation 11.

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Which verses does Proverbs 21:11 point to?

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  1. Strike a mocker, and the simple will beware; rebuke the discerning man, and he will gain knowledge.

  2. The heart of the discerning acquires knowledge, and the ear of the wise seeks it out.

  3. Instruct a wise man, and he will be wiser still; teach a righteous man, and he will increase his learning.

  4. Acts 5:55 votes

    On hearing these words, Ananias fell down and died. And great fear came over all who heard what had happened.

  5. Then all the men of his city will stone him to death. So you must purge the evil from among you, and all Israel will hear and be afraid.

  6. He who isolates himself pursues selfish desires; he rebels against all sound judgment.

  7. At their cries, all the people of Israel who were around them fled, saying, “The earth may swallow us too!”

  8. Then all Israel will hear and be afraid, and will never again do such a wicked thing among you.

  9. But God will shoot them with arrows; suddenly they will be wounded. They will be made to stumble, their own tongues turned against them. All who see will shake their heads. …

  10. let the wise listen and gain instruction, and the discerning acquire wise counsel

Which verses point to Proverbs 21:11?

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