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Proverbs 9:8

World English Bible

Don’t reprove a scoffer, lest he hate you.
Reprove a wise person, and he will love you.

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Proverbs 9:8 in other translations

Reprove not a scoffer, lest he hate thee: Reprove a wise man, and he will love thee.

Proverbs 9:8 · American Standard Version

Proverbs 9:8 in context

  1. 6Leave your simple ways, and live.
    Walk in the way of understanding.”
  2. 7One who corrects a mocker invites insult.
    One who reproves a wicked man invites abuse.
  3. 8Don’t reprove a scoffer, lest he hate you.
    Reprove a wise person, and he will love you.
  4. 9Instruct a wise person, and he will be still wiser.
    Teach a righteous person, and he will increase in learning.
  5. 10The fear of Yahweh is the beginning of wisdom.
    The knowledge of the Holy One is understanding.