New Revised Standard Version
When a scoffer is punished, the simple become wiser; when the wise are instructed, they increase in knowledge.

Contemporary English Version
An ignorant fool learns by seeing others punished; a sensible person learns by being instructed.

New American Bible
When scoffers are punished the naive become wise; when the wise succeed, they gain knowledge.

Douay-Rheims Bible
When a pestilent man is punished, the little one will be wiser: and if he follow the wise, he will receive knowledge.

When a pestilent man is punished, the little one will be wiser: and if he follow the wise, he will receive knowledge.

the scorner

Proverbs 19:25 The wicked man being scourged, the fool shall be wiser: but if thou rebuke a wise man, he will understand discipline.

Numbers 16:34 But all Israel, that was standing round about, fled at the cry of them that were perishing: saying: Lest perhaps the earth swallow us up also.

Deuteronomy 13:11 That all Israel hearing may fear, and may do no more any thing like this.

Deuteronomy 21:21 The people of the city shall stone him: and he shall die, that you may take away the evil out of the midst of you, and all Israel hearing it may be afraid.

Psalm 64:7-9 And God shall be exalted. The arrows of children are their wounds: . . .

Acts 5:5,11-14 And Ananias, hearing these words, fell down and gave up the ghost. And there came great fear upon all that heard it. . . .

1 Corinthians 10:6-11 Now these things were done in a figure of us, that we should not covet evil things, as they also coveted. . . .

Hebrews 2:1-3 Therefore ought we more diligently to observe the things which we have heard lest perhaps we should let them slip. . . .

Hebrews 10:28,29 A man making void the law of Moses dieth without any mercy under two or three witnesses: . . .

Revelation 11:13 And at that hour there was made a great earthquake: and the tenth part of the city fell. And there were slain in the earthquake, names of men, seven thousand: and the rest were cast into a fear and gave glory to the God of heaven.

when the wise

Proverbs 1:5 He shall understand a parable and the interpretation, the words of the wise, and their mysterious sayings.

Proverbs 9:9 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom: and the knowledge of the holy is prudence.

Proverbs 15:14 The heart of the wise seeketh instruction: and the mouth of fools feedeth on foolishness.

Proverbs 18:1,15 He that hath a mind to depart from a friend, seeketh occasions: he shall ever be subject to reproach. . . .