Proverbs 21:11
King James Version
8 Jun 2026
“When the scorner is punished, the simple is made wise: and when the wise is instructed, he receiveth knowledge.”
דַּעַת
Knowledge, intimacy. Da'ath. Deep personal knowing, not just information. God wants to know you and be known by you. Not a transaction but a living relationship.
לוּץ
a mocker
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לוּץ
properly, to make mouths at, i.e. to scoff; hence (from the effort to pronounce a foreign language) to interpret, or (generally) intercede
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לָקַח
he receives
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לָקַח
to take (in the widest variety of applications)
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חָכַם
he becomes wise
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חָכַם
to be wise (in mind, word or act)
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פְּתִי
a naive person
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פְּתִי
silly (i.e. seducible)
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