Proverbs 9:8
Do not correct a scorner, lest he hate thee: reprove a wise man, and he will love thee.
Leeser Tanakh
In The King James Version
Reprove not a scorner, lest he hate thee: rebuke a wise man, and he will love thee.
In Context
Cross References
Leviticus 19:17Thou shalt not hate thy brother in thy heart: thou shalt indeed rebuke thy neighbor, and not bear sin on account of him.
2 Samuel 12:7Then said Nathan to David, Thou art the man! Thus hath said the Lord, the God of Israel, It is I who anointed thee as king over Israel, and it is I who delivered thee out of the hand of Saul;
1 Kings 1:32And king David said, Call unto me Zadok the priest, and Nathan the prophet, and Benayahu the son of Yehoyada'. And they came before the king.
Psalms 141:5If the righteous strike me, it is a kindness; and if he reprove me, it is [as] oil poured on the head, my head shall not refuse it; for yet my prayer also [is offered] in their sufferings.
Proverbs 13:18Poverty and disgrace will overtake him that rejecteth correction; but he that observeth admonition will be honored.
Proverbs 23:9Speak not before the ears of a fool; for he will despise the intelligence of thy words.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 9:2-13
The Invitation of Wisdom. 1 Wisdom hath builded her house, she hath hewn out her seven pillars: 2 She hath killed her beasts; she hath mingled her wine; she hath also furnished her table. 3 She hath sent forth her maidens: she crieth upon the highest places of the city, 4 Whoso is simple, let him turn in hither: as for him that wanteth understanding, she saith to him, 5 Come, eat of my bread, and drink of the wine which I have mingled. 6 Forsake the foolish, and live; and go in the way of understanding. 7 He that… Read the whole commentary →