Proverbs 9:8
Reprove not a scorner, lest he hate thee, Give reproof to the wise, and he loveth thee.
Young's Literal Translation
In The King James Version
Reprove not a scorner, lest he hate thee: rebuke a wise man, and he will love thee.
In Context
7The instructor of a scorner Is receiving for it — shame, And a reprover of the wicked — his blemish.
9Give to the wise, and he is wiser still, Make known to the righteous, And he increaseth learning.
Cross References
Leviticus 19:17'Thou dost not hate thy brother in thy heart; thou dost certainly reprove thy fellow, and not suffer sin on him.
2 Samuel 12:7And Nathan saith unto David, 'Thou [art] the man! Thus said Jehovah, God of Israel, I anointed thee for king over Israel, and I delivered thee out of the hand of Saul;
1 Kings 1:32And king David saith, 'Call for me for Zadok the priest, and for Nathan the prophet, and for Benaiah son of Jehoiada;' and they come in before the king.
Psalms 141:5The righteous doth beat me [in] kindness. And doth reprove me, Oil of the head my head disalloweth not, For still my prayer [is] about their vexations.
Proverbs 13:18Whoso is refusing instruction — poverty and shame, And whoso is observing reproof is honoured.
Proverbs 23:9In the ears of a fool speak not, For he treadeth on the wisdom 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 →