When a mocker is punished, the inexperienced become wiser; when one teaches a wise man, he acquires knowledge.
Deuteronomy 19:20 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised Then everyone else will hear and be afraid, and they will never again do anything evil like this among you. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And those which remain shall hear, and fear, and shall henceforth commit no more any such evil among you. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And those who remain shall hear and [reverently] fear, and shall henceforth commit no such evil among you. American Standard Version (1901) And those that remain shall hear, and fear, and shall henceforth commit no more any such evil in the midst of thee. Common English Bible The rest of the people will hear about this and be afraid. They won’t do that sort of evil thing among you again. Catholic Public Domain Version Then the others, upon hearing this, will be afraid, and they will by no means dare to do such things. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version That others hearing may fear, and may not dare to do such things. |
When a mocker is punished, the inexperienced become wiser; when one teaches a wise man, he acquires knowledge.
All Israel will hear and be afraid, and they will no longer do anything evil like this among you.
‘If you hear it said about one of your cities the Lord your God is giving you to live in,
Then all the people will hear about it, be afraid, and no longer behave arrogantly.
The witnesses’ hands are to be the first in putting him to death, and after that, the hands of all the people. You must purge the evil from you.
Then all the men of his city will stone him to death. You must purge the evil from you, and all Israel will hear and be afraid.