Proverbs 9:8
“Reprove not a scorner, lest he hate thee: rebuke a wise man, and he will love thee.”
Forsake the foolish, and live; and go in the way of understanding.
He that reproveth a scorner getteth to himself shame: and he that rebuketh a wicked man getteth himself a blot.
Reprove not a scorner, lest he hate thee: rebuke a wise man, and he will love thee.
Give instruction to a wise man, and he will be yet wiser: teach a just man, and he will increase in learning.
The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom: and the knowledge of the holy is understanding.
Related Verses
“A scorner loveth not one that reproveth him: neither will he go unto the wise.”
“He that reproveth a scorner getteth to himself shame: and he that rebuketh a wicked man getteth himself a blot.”
“A wise son heareth his father’s instruction: but a scorner heareth not rebuke.”
“Smite a scorner, and the simple will beware: and reprove one that hath understanding, and he will understand knowledge.”
“Whoso loveth instruction loveth knowledge: but he that hateth reproof is brutish.”