When a mocker is punished, the simple gain wisdom; and when a wise man is instructed, he acquires knowledge.
Strike a mocker, and the simple will beware; rebuke the discerning man, and he will gain knowledge.
The heart of the discerning acquires knowledge, and the ear of the wise seeks it out.
Instruct a wise man, and he will be wiser still; teach a righteous man, and he will increase his learning.
On hearing these words, Ananias fell down and died. And great fear came over all who heard what had happened.
He who isolates himself pursues selfish desires; he rebels against all sound judgment.
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 hea
Then all Israel will hear and be afraid, and will never again do such a wicked thing among you.
let the wise listen and gain instruction, and the discerning acquire wise counsel
These things took place as examples to keep us from craving evil things as they did.
But God will shoot them with arrows; suddenly they will be wounded.
At their cries, all the people of Israel who were around them fled, saying, “The earth may swallow us too!”
We must pay closer attention, therefore, to what we have heard, so that we do not drift away.
And great fear came over the whole church and all who heard about these events.
A discerning heart seeks knowledge, but the mouth of a fool feeds on folly.
Anyone who rejected the law of Moses died without mercy on the testimony of two or three witnesses.
And in that hour there was a great earthquake, and a tenth of the city collapsed. Seven thousand were killed in the quak