Proverbs 21:11-13

Living Bible

¹¹ The wise man learns by listening; the simpleton can learn only by seeing scorners punished.

¹² God, the Righteous One, knows what is going on in the homes of the wicked and will bring the wicked to judgment.

¹³ He who shuts his ears to the cries of the poor will be ignored in his own time of need.