When a scoffer is punished, the simple becomes wise; when a wise man is instructed, he gains knowledge.
Deuteronomy 19:20 - Revised Standard Version And the rest shall hear, and fear, and shall never again commit any such evil 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 scoffer is punished, the simple becomes wise; when a wise man is instructed, he gains knowledge.
And all Israel shall hear, and fear, and never again do any such wickedness as this among you.
“If you hear in one of your cities, which the Lord your God gives you to dwell there,
And all the people shall hear, and fear, and not act presumptuously again.
The hand of the witnesses shall be first against him to put him to death, and afterward the hand of all the people. So you shall purge the evil from the midst of you.
Then all the men of the city shall stone him to death with stones; so you shall purge the evil from your midst; and all Israel shall hear, and fear.
As for those who persist in sin, rebuke them in the presence of all, so that the rest may stand in fear.