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Proverbs 9:7

World English Bible

One who corrects a mocker invites insult.
One who reproves a wicked man invites abuse.

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Proverbs 9:7 in other translations

He that correcteth a scoffer getteth to himself reviling; And he that reproveth a wicked man getteth himself a blot.

Proverbs 9:7 · American Standard Version

Proverbs 9:7 in context

  1. 5“Come, eat some of my bread,
    Drink some of the wine which I have mixed!
  2. 6Leave your simple ways, and live.
    Walk in the way of understanding.”
  3. 7One who corrects a mocker invites insult.
    One who reproves a wicked man invites abuse.
  4. 8Don’t reprove a scoffer, lest he hate you.
    Reprove a wise person, and he will love you.
  5. 9Instruct a wise person, and he will be still wiser.
    Teach a righteous person, and he will increase in learning.