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Two routes to wisdom get traced in Proverbs 21:11: When the scoffer is punished, the naive becomes wise; But when the wise is instructed, he receives knowledge (v. 11). The verse describes two different paths to wisdom.
The naive—the simple, the uncommitted—learn by watching consequences fall on the scoffer. They do not need to be lectured; they need to see that mockery has costs. The wise, by contrast, do not need the scoffer's punishment to teach them. They learn directly through instruction.
This is part of what provides wisdom to the wise: they can receive a word and adjust without needing the world to slap them first. Both paths produce learning, but one is far cheaper than the other.
Used with permission from TheBibleSays.com.
You can access the original article here:Proverbs 21:11 Meaning
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