Bible verse
Do not rebuke a mocker, or he will hate you; rebuke a wise man, and he will love you.
Proverbs 9:8 · BSB
The verses around it, from Proverbs 9.
4 “Whoever is simple, let him turn in here!” she says to him who lacks judgment.
5 “Come, eat my bread and drink the wine I have mixed.
6 Leave your folly behind, and you will live; walk in the way of understanding.”
7 He who corrects a mocker brings shame on himself; he who rebukes a wicked man taints himself.
8 Do not rebuke a mocker, or he will hate you; rebuke a wise man, and he will love you.
9 Instruct a wise man, and he will be wiser still; teach a righteous man, and he will increase his learning.
10 The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom, and knowledge of the Holy One is understanding.
11 For through wisdom your days will be multiplied, and years will be added to your life.
12 If you are wise, you are wise to your own advantage; but if you scoff, you alone will bear the consequences.
KJV
Reprove not a scorner, lest he hate thee: rebuke a wise man, and he will love thee.
ASV
Reprove not a scoffer, lest he hate thee: Reprove a wise man, and he will love thee.
ERV
Reprove not a scorner, lest he hate thee: reprove a wise man, and he will love thee.
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