SinaiProverbs 9:7
American Standard Version
He that correcteth a scoffer getteth to himself reviling; And he that reproveth a wicked man getteth himself a blot.
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Proverbs 9:7 in other translations
One who corrects a mocker invites insult.
One who reproves a wicked man invites abuse.
Proverbs 9:7 in context
- 5Come, eat ye of my bread, And drink of the wine which I have mingled.
- 6Leave off, ye simple ones, and live; And walk in the way of understanding.
- 7He that correcteth a scoffer getteth to himself reviling; And he that reproveth a wicked man getteth himself a blot.
- 8Reprove not a scoffer, lest he hate thee: Reprove a wise man, and he will love thee.
- 9Give instruction to a wise man, and he will be yet wiser: Teach a righteous man, and he will increase in learning.