Proverbs 21:11 Cross References

Proverbs 21:11

11: A simpleton can learn only by seeing mockers punished; a wise person learns from instruction.

If you punish a mocker, the simpleminded will learn a lesson; if you reprove the wise, they will be all the wiser.

And in the same hour there was a terrible earthquake that destroyed a tenth of the city. Seven thousand people died in that earthquake. And everyone who did not die was terrified and gave glory to the God of heaven.

Then all the men of the town must stone him to death. In this way, you will cleanse this evil from among you, and all Israel will hear about it and be afraid.

Teach the wise, and they will be wiser. Teach the righteous, and they will learn more.

So we must listen very carefully to the truth we have heard, or we may drift away from it.
The message God delivered through angels has always proved true, and the people were punished for every violation of the law and every act of disobedience.
What makes us think that we can escape if we are indifferent to this great salvation that was announced by the Lord Jesus himself? It was passed on to us by those who heard him speak,

As soon as Ananias heard these words, he fell to the floor and died. Everyone who heard about it was terrified.

But God himself will shoot them down. Suddenly, his arrows will pierce them.
Their own words will be turned against them, destroying them. All who see it happening will shake their heads in scorn.
Then everyone will stand in awe, proclaiming the mighty acts of God, realizing all the amazing things he does.

These events happened as a warning to us, so that we would not crave evil things as they did
or worship idols as some of them did. For the Scriptures say, "The people celebrated with feasting and drinking, and they indulged themselves in pagan revelry."
And we must not engage in sexual immorality as some of them did, causing 23,000 of them to die in one day.
Nor should we put Christ to the test, as some of them did and then died from snakebites.
And don't grumble as some of them did, for that is why God sent his angel of death to destroy them.

All of the people of Israel fled as they heard their screams, fearing that the earth would swallow them, too.

Great fear gripped the entire church and all others who heard what had happened.
Meanwhile, the apostles were performing many miraculous signs and wonders among the people. And the believers were meeting regularly at the Temple in the area known as Solomon's Colonnade.
No one else dared to join them, though everyone had high regard for them.
And more and more people believed and were brought to the Lord--crowds of both men and women.

Then all Israel will hear about it and be afraid, and such wickedness will never again be done among you.

Anyone who refused to obey the law of Moses was put to death without mercy on the testimony of two or three witnesses.
Think how much more terrible the punishment will be for those who have trampled on the Son of God and have treated the blood of the covenant as if it were common and unholy. Such people have insulted and enraged the Holy Spirit who brings God's mercy to his people.

Let those who are wise listen to these proverbs and become even wiser. And let those who understand receive guidance

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